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20 September 2017
Intellectual Property (IP) crime is committed when someone uses an intellectual property right without the authorisation of its owner. Counterfeiting and piracy are terms used to describe a range of illicit activities related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement. Most counterfeit goods infringe a trademark, which means that a good is produced without the authorisation of its rights holder. Piracy refers to the illegal use of literary and artistic works protected by copyrights. Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) are increasingly involved in the violation of IPR
19 September 2017
Officers seized approx 1,839 mobile phone items, worth an estimated £24,640, including Samsung covers and headphones, Apple Ear Pods and Nokia phones.
15 September 2017
A Grimsby trader was caught selling fake vodka when a customer noticed it smelled of screenwash and became ill for a number of days.
14 September 2017
Gurinder Bharaj, 27, was found with erectile dysfunction medication worth more than £30,000 after an investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
12 September 2017
Paul Adams, 46, and 38-year-old Louise Caunt from Oakdene Road were also given an 18-month conditional discharge after pleading guilty to 12 trademark offences at North Staffordshire Magistrates Court.
12 September 2017
Counterfeit dolls of characters from the Disney film Frozen, Minions yoyos, and Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants jigsaws were among the items recovered from a single wholesaler in the Strangeways area of Manchester. Some were toxic, while others could have posed a chocking hazard. They all came from Import Export Wholesale Poundline Plus Limited.
07 September 2017
A TRADER has been forced to pay up more than £5,000 for selling dangerous fake branded cigarette lighters.
31 August 2017
Parents have been warned over dangerous counterfeit costumes in the run up to Halloween
16 August 2017
James Simpson, of Hawthorn Square in Seaham, was found to be selling imitations of well-known cigarette brands when he was snared in an undercover sting by Durham County Council's trading standards officers.
15 August 2017
It was revealed that all of the children's superhero costumes were counterfeit and samples from all of the other items failed at least one of the safety requirements, including drawstrings that were deemed to be a strangulation hazard and internal fibrous material that were deemed to be a choking hazard.
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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.