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Skegness market trader fined for selling fake goods at Fantasy Island

01 February 2018

“No honest person would ever hand over money to people who deal in drugs, guns, people trafficking or terrorism. But increasingly, this is exactly where money generated by these goods end up.”

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Women who sold designer counterfeits prosecuted

01 February 2018

Both were prosecuted following a successful investigation by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's Trading Standards team.

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TED Talk: How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime

31 January 2018

What's the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime. Learn more about the trillion-dollar underground economy of counterfeiting -- from the criminal organizations that run it to the child labor they use to produce its goods -- as well as measures you can take to help stop it. "Let's shine a light on the dark forces of counterfeiting that are hiding in plain sight," Gray says.

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Businessman jailed for three years for possession of an imitation firearm and selling counterfeit goods.

31 January 2018

A search of his home found counterfeit products imitating high-end brands such as Cartier, Mulberry and Gucci that he had been selling since around 2014.

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Company ordered to pay £37k for distributing counterfeit clothing from Hertfordshire warehouse

30 January 2018

Recorder Tipples QC ordered the confiscation of company cash and assets, totalling £37,338 which had been restrained by Hertfordshire Trading Standards, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. She also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of over 10,000 units of clothing and footwear.

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Counterfeit goods seized in London's West End

29 January 2018

Westminster Trading Standards found hundreds of illegal knock-offs in London's West End, which retailers passed off as the real deal to unsuspecting buyers.

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Sentence for couple selling fake Batman and Superman clothes on Amazon

26 January 2018

The merchandise - that also infringed other trademarks belonging to Disney such as Mickey Mouse - prompted an investigation by Stockport council , police and US film studio Warner Brothers.

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Sentenced: Man who had 430 counterfeit items worth £40,000

23 January 2018

The fake goods included GHD straighteners, Rolex watches, Mac make-up, and Nike and Ralph Lauren clothing, and officers worked with the trademark holders to confirm the items were counterfeit.

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Skegness shop owner pleads guilty to selling unsafe toys

19 January 2018

A wide range of toys were also counterfeit and failed to comply with the legal labelling requirements to display CE Marks, English Labelling, Traceability and provide safety instructions.

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Cambridge seller flogged thousands of 'dangerous and toxic' toys

16 January 2018

Chan, Director of K & B Station Ltd, failed to work with several Port Authorities about unsafe or incorrectly labelled toys. The charges relate to toys which included Disney's Frozen, Secret Life of Pets, Despicable Me, Paw Patrol, Pokémon, Hello Kitty, Arsenal, Peppa Pig, Angry Birds and Big Hero 6.

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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.

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