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Counterfeit DVDs shopkeeper has case adjourned to calculate loss to industry

12 April 2016

12.04.16 - A BRADFORD shopkeeper caught with counterfeit DVDs had his sentence adjourned at Bradford Crown Court today so that figures can be obtained to show how much he profited from his offending.

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Largest ever seizures of counterfeit food & drink by Europol-Interpol

30 March 2016

30.03.16 - Operation Opson V, resulted in seizures ranging from nearly nine tonnes of counterfeit sugar contaminated with fertilizer in Khartoum, Sudan to Italian officers recovering more than 85 tonnes of olives which had been ‘painted' with copper sulphate solutions to enhance their colour.

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Food Crime Annual Strategic Assessment 2016

23 March 2016

23.03.16 - Food-related criminality affecting the UK is being addressed by two food crime units (the Units) with a shared vision, deep collaboration and a clear commitment to consumer protection.

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Counterfeit dresses – Bargain? You must be joking…

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…

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PIPCU says IP crime is worth fighting

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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UKIPO attachés have helped protect ‘£440m' of IP assets

02 March 2016

02.03.16 - New figures released today point to the outstanding work of the IPO's attachés – based in China, Brazil, South East Asia, and India – who have now advised more than 14,000 UK businesses operating overseas.

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Eight arrested in Manchester multi-agency operation

26 February 2016

26.02.16 - Trading Standards removed counterfeit goods worth estimated £2m from 11 premises.

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Police warn public after counterfeit airbag seizures

18 February 2016

18.02.16 - At approximately 08:30hrs today a 34-year-old man was arrested in Blandford Forum on suspicion of counterfeiting and money laundering offences. He currently remains in police custody at a Dorset police station following the arrest, which was made by PIPCU officers, supported by Dorset Police. Officers are also carrying out a search at an address in Poole and so far officers have seized approximately 100 suspected counterfeit airbags, a large quantity of airbag components, financial documents and computers.

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PRESS RELEASE: The manufacture of counterfeit jewellery, watches, handbags & luggage costs EU businesses €3.5 billion each year

11 February 2016

11.02.16 - Two new reports from the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the EU's largest intellectual property agency, reveal that 13.5% of sales of jewellery and watches and 12.7% of sales of handbags and luggage in the EU are lost due to counterfeiting...

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About ACG

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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