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Latest News - Cigarettes & tobacco

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New initiative to curb the sale of counterfeit goods on social media

06 September 2018

A new, government-backed initiative has been developed to protect consumers and small businesses from the harm caused by the growing trade in fake goods on social media ‘buy-and-sell' groups.

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Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2017 to 2018

06 September 2018

Highlighting current and emerging counterfeiting and piracy threats in the UK and overseas. Including Trading Standards successful IP cases.

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Gangsters are flooding Britain with fake goods...

20 August 2018

Cuts to the number of officials patrolling the borders is allowing organised gangs to smuggle fake goods into Britain unchecked.

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Shopkeeper's tax evasion on 720,000 fake cigarettes was 'enough to fund eight nurses'

20 August 2018

He was found with the goods while serving a suspended prison sentence for a similar offence.

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Shop worker jailed for his part in selling counterfeit cigarettes

06 August 2018

Hemen Jamal, aged 36, of Long Ley, Wolverhampton, admitted selling the counterfeit cigarettes at two convenience stores in Hereford and was jailed at Worcester Crown Court on Monday.

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Tobacco, cigarettes and 'counterfeit Valium' seized from a car in Strangeways

16 July 2018

The area was named the counterfeit capital of the UK in a Government report in 2016.

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50,000 websites found to be selling counterfeit goods, Action Fraud reveals

05 July 2018

Many of the websites contain harmful viruses and malware too, which could leave you at risk of being defrauded.

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Police find £28k in shopping bags dumped in Perry Barr garden

30 November -0001

Discovery was crucial in smashing £1.5m fake cigarettes racket as 'mastermind' and two henchmen jailed

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Over 400,000 direct jobs are lost in 13 economic sectors due to the presence of counterfeits

07 June 2018

The EUIPO has released a new report, compiling research since 2013, to present a comprehensive and updated picture of the scope and impact of IP rights (IPR) infringement in the EU. In particular, it emphasises the value of IP rights for EU economies and firms, the increasing sophistication and diversification of counterfeiters, and the impact of IPR infringement to the EU.

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About ACG

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.

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