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25 May 2016
25.05.16 - Fake goods are made in unregulated environments, without regard for health and safety regulations, so it's impossible to know what's in them. It's one thing for your counterfeit designer jacket to shed some stitches but quite another to be put in serious danger through no fault of your own.
12 May 2016
12.05.16 - From 2014 to 2015 the MHRA seized fake Viagra valued at £3,890,516 from a yearly total of counterfeit drugs of £8,696,067. From 2015 to 2016 this had tripled to £11,205,342, making up 90% of counterfeit drugs seized that year.
09 May 2016
09.05.16 - Darlington Magistrates' Court heard today (Monday, May 9) that Fergal Hague bought the sunglasses for £5 a pair off Ebay, then sold them on at £30 a pair after advertising them as genuine Oakleys.
06 May 2016
06.05.16 - A Bristol businessman who sold counterfeit t-shirts featuring popular bands such as Motorhead, the Ramones and Blur was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday 5 May. Andrew Minter, 55, of High Street, Wickwar, was found guilty of counterfeiting offences involving online sales of over 1,600 t-shirts bearing artwork for a number of well-known bands.
26 April 2016
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12 April 2016
12.04.16 - The Court heard that Scott, who traded under the business name of Bubble & Bling, achieved a business turnover of around £120,000 in just two years, with about £20,000 being earned through the sale of illegal "One Direction" clothing. His products had been sold across the UK and as far afield as Singapore.
22 March 2016
22.03.16 - A Swansea woman died in a fire caused by a faulty air purifier imported from China, an MP has told the House of Commons.
22 March 2016
22.03.16 - You've dreamed about your big day for many years, but could you be left broken-hearted? And all, says Susi Rogol, because you thought you were bagging the bargain of a lifetime…
18 March 2016
18.03.16 - Gang made tens of thousands from selling fake clothing, including One Direction garments, on eBay.
17 March 2016
17.03.16 - Speaking at the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys' (ITMA) spring conference in London today, March 17, detective inspector Mick Dodge said that while intellectual property “may not seem†like a significant issue, the effects of infringement and counterfeiting are widely felt.
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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.