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23 February 2017
23.02.17 - A Brand Briefing for the British Brands Group supplied by Melanie McGuirk of Pannone Corporate LLP.
26 January 2017
26.01.17 - Trading standards officers seized 42,159 items, most of which were fake, in Newcastle. A whopping 99 per cent of bargain chargers failed a basic safety test!
17 January 2017
17.01.17 - When trading standards officers raided his premises in Newcastle, they seized 42,159 items, most of which were fake.
05 January 2017
05.01.17 - TRADING standards officers have issued a timely warning to members of the public to stay vigilant for dodgy devices and chargers. With countless mobile phones, tablets and games consoles given as gifts or snapped up in the festive sales, many households across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire will have new electrical items.
28 December 2016
28.12.16 - Sales shoppers are being warned to be on alert after fake goods being sold by traders using Facebook and Instagram were seized during a series of raids.
16 December 2016
16.12.16 - Both Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Trading Standards have been cracking down on people selling fake designer items on social media such as Facebook.
16 December 2016
16.12.16 - The operation is the latest phase of Operation Jasper, a long running campaign co-ordinated by the National Markets Group and Trading Standards, with the aim of tackling the sale of unsafe counterfeit goods on social media.
22 November 2016
22.11.16 - The rise of online shopping has bolstered the counterfeit economy, with UK consumers now twice as likely to see fakes on sale online as they were a year ago, according to new data released by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) and online brand specialist NetNames.
21 November 2016
21.11.16 - Revenue are urging the public to be weary of counterfeit goods in the run up to Christmas and stressed that some offers really are too good to be true.
23 September 2016
23.09.16 - Customs authorities across the EU seized an estimated five million more counterfeit items in 2015 than the previous year, according to new figures released today by the European Commission. This means that the number of intercepted goods grew by 15% compared to 2014. More than 40 million products suspected of violating an intellectual property right were detained at the EU's external borders, with a value of nearly €650 million.
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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.