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30 April 2021
Over 500 Border Force Officers from across the UK have been trained this week as the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) continue to engage with its members and enforcement partners through the pandemic.
27 April 2021
THIS £2.5million haul of fake goods is just one shocking example of how criminal gangs have exploited the Covid crisis to flood Britain with bogus designer items.
26 April 2021
Today, Monday 26 April it's World Intellectual Property (IP) Day which celebrates creativity, and the continual contribution made by creators and innovators. This annual event aims to raise greater awareness of how trademarks, designs, copyright and patents have such an important bearing on society, business and consumers.
21 April 2021
Last week, M&S lodged an intellectual property claim with the High Court against Aldi and its Caterpillar cake. The retailer has three trademarks relating to Colin the Caterpillar, which it believes means Colin has acquired and retains an enhanced distinctive character.
20 April 2021
Today, the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) hosted a seminar to focus on border protection in Spain, Italy and the UK. This seminar was in partnership with ANDEMA and INDICAM, fellow anti-counterfeiting groups of Spain and Italy.
19 April 2021
This year World Intellectual Property (IP) Day is on Monday 26 April. The ACG celebrate the event every year because it recognises the role intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.
17 April 2021
Met officers have seized £2.5 million worth of suspected counterfeit clothes and electronic devices after they opened up 22 shipping containers in Ealing. Following information received by Trading Standards of counterfeit goods being stored at an address in Enterprise Way in Southall, warrants were executed on the morning of Thursday, 15 April
26 March 2021
As COVID19 restrictions ease in the UK, shoppers are not only looking to buy chocolate eggs over the holiday but also gifts for their family or friends. The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), Facebook and the UK Intellectual Property Office's Intelligence Hub are joining forces in another collaborative campaign,
26 March 2021
On Wednesday 24 March 2021, to recognise the years of work he has done to combat counterfeiting, the ACG presented Mike Roylance with an ACG Lifetime Achievement Award for his support of the ACG and the counterfeiting community.
25 March 2021
Phil Lewis, Director General of the Ant-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) was the special guest on this week's Trademark Now's podcast which is co-hosted by Gökcen Uzer Cengelci and Craig Bailey. Episode 9: ‘Online Fights' from the series ‘Talkin' Marks' covers the possible strategies to combat both the act of counterfeiting and the counterfeiters behind it.
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ACG represents more than 3,000 brands affected by this influx of fakes into the UK and delivers an international network of information, advice and contacts on all aspects of IP protection. Working with Government and law enforcement agencies since 1980, ACG is focused on providing an effective and sustained response to counterfeiting.
Membership with the ACG is the best way to work with government and enforcement bodies to protect your brand. Our Roadshows and training days help you reach out to police, trading standards and border force officers and tell them about your genuine products.