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Fake Rolex dealer hit with 8-year bankruptcy restrictions order

11 July 2019

Mr Thorpe was given a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for 2 years, for trade mark offences and, later, a £28,000 confiscation order following a Proceeds of Crime investigation.

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In Court for selling counterfeit Nike trainers through Facebook

02 July 2019

Ford, of Market Place in Louth, was informed by trading standards that the items he was selling on Facebook were counterfeit but he continued to sell the goods.

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Fines and unpaid work for fake goods sellers

24 June 2019

These seizures came about following an ongoing market surveillance project by Doncaster Council's Trading Standards team. The project has also seen a number of successful prosecutions and cautions issued against traders at Stainforth Market and the Keepmoat Car Boot.

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Counterfeit goods and organised crime go hand in hand!

12 June 2019

As well as the weapons, a quantity of Class B drugs, counterfeit clothing and DVDs, approximately £13,000 in cash, phones, tablets, documentation, over 7000 illicit cigarettes and a quantity of hand-rolling tobacco were also seized.

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ACG represented at the CTSI Symposium 2019

11 June 2019

Annual professional development event: 10-12 June 2019, Brighton

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Police call for YouTube influencers to stop using counterfeit makeup

07 June 2019

To mark Anti-Counterfeiting Day on Thursday, the City of London Police's Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) warned that using counterfeit make-up can cause harmful infections, rashes, and even burns.

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Counterfeiting and piracy cost Ireland €900m in lost sales

06 June 2019

This represents €192 per citizen per annum, according to the report.

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Dorset trader fined £1000s for selling counterfeit designer clothing at a car boot sale

05 June 2019

On Friday, May 31, Bhatti appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court to be sentenced for 11 offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 of possessing counterfeit goods for sale.

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Counterfeit goods worth more than £850,000 seized at airport

05 June 2019

The first haul was made on April 18, with 892 items recovered, including shoes and clothing branded Gucci, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton and Nike.

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Experts warn: money for fake goods could be going towards paying for terrorism, serious crime, slavery and prostitution in the UK and around the world

04 June 2019

The impact of counterfeiting and piracy is predicted to drain cash from the global economy and put jobs at risk.

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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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