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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.
11 October 2016
11.10.16 - Plymouth City Council's Trading Standards Team are warning people not to risk selling counterfeit goods for extra money before Christmas after a number of seizures in the city.
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.
02 September 2016
02.09.16 - Tens of thousands of dangerous electrical items - many of which would have been beneath the Christmas tree this year - are to be destroyed following a raid by Trading Standards teams.
16 July 2016
16.07.16 - A stark warning has been issued to retailers across Leicestershire after it was found many believed they weren't breaking the law by dealing in openly described dodgy merchandise.
26 April 2016
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17 March 2016
17.03.16 - Speaking at the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys' (ITMA) spring conference in London today, March 17, detective inspector Mick Dodge said that while intellectual property “may not seem†like a significant issue, the effects of infringement and counterfeiting are widely felt.
09 February 2016
09.02.16 - DEADLY toys went up in flames in just minutes, prompting a safety warning from trading standards officers.
22 January 2016
22.01.16 - More than 10,000 websites and 18,000 accounts were suspended for hawking counterfeit goods such as designer watch knock-offs, and Google blocked more than 12.5 million healthcare-related ads that included offering drugs that were approved for use or made claims that weren't properly supported.
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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.