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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.
01 September 2016
01.09.16 - In the last year, the proportion of fire claims caused by electrical faults has risen by 35 per cent, now accounting for over a quarter (27 per cent) of overall fire claims, according to figures from the Co-op Insurance.
24 August 2016
24.08.16 - A Barnstaple man has been handed an eight month sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting to selling fake DVDs, phone covers and clothing online.
15 August 2016
15.08.16 - The 45-year-old was given a community order and will have to wear a tagging device and be confined to his home in Runcorn between the hours of 7pm and 7am for the next four months. He was also ordered to pay the Council's legal costs of £1,222.88 and a further £60 victim surcharge.
11 August 2016
11.08.16 - More than 100 mobile handsets - including 26 mini-phones shaped like sports cars - and accessories were recovered.
21 July 2016
21.07.16 - Faye McCann of Edendale, Ryton in Gateshead, was sentenced to 4 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £80 at Gateshead Magistrate's Court in a case brought by Gateshead Trading Standards.
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.
08 July 2016
08.07.16 - a ruling from the Court of Justice in the European Union (CJEU) to place market operators under an obligation as an intermediary to stop the trade in fakes.
05 July 2016
05.07.16 - Biggest and longest enforcement action against counterfeiting and piracy on social media rolled out across Scotland and Eire.
08 June 2016
08.06.16 - DIE-hard England fans are funding drugs, sex gangs and people trafficking ops by buying cheap shirts at Euro 2016. It's believed illegal shirt trade is funding drug-runners, people smugglers and vice gangs because these are the people who control the counterfeiting operations in places like China and Turkey.
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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.