27 September 2016
Counterfeit football shirts, boots, scarfs and other merchandise continue to be a major headache for the Premier League football clubs. That’s why The Premier League hosted a Football Against Fakes event at The Emirates Stadium, London on Thursday 22 September.
More than 25 clubs and partners exhibited genuine and counterfeit products at the event and chatted to delegates from City of London Police, Trading Standards, Border Force, HRMC and Intellectual Property Office.
ACG encouraged delegates to handle and examine branded products and see if they could spot the fake from the real item.
“The ACG Spot the Fake exhibit was fun, but its real purpose was to generate some useful debate and highlight the dangers and issues faced by enforcement officers when dealing with counterfeit goods.
"Since The Premier League is an ACG member, they know all too well that counterfeiting doesn’t only affect luxury goods. It affects virtually every product sold today and has become a multi-billion pound industry that’s feeding terrorism, drugs trafficking and other organised crimes” commented an ACG exhibitor.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) represents more than 3,000 brands and is actively working with Government and law enforcement agencies to shape an effective deterrent to counterfeiting: changing society’s perception of counterfeiting as a harmless activity; exposing its worldwide economic and social cost; and supporting enforcement agencies to take more effective action on the ground.
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.