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12 December 2017
The Government must focus on the need for adequate customs' risk analysis and identification processes and systems, to be put in place as quickly as possible. If ignored there is a risk that the UK businesses and consumers would be endangered and we will see even greater volumes of counterfeit goods crossing the border.
12 December 2017
The supply of counterfeit goods can also be linked to serious, organised crime and the funding of illegal operations. This is not a victimless crime.
10 December 2017
They are warning shoppers to watch out for counterfeit goods this Christmas.
06 December 2017
This year's Christmas must-have toy, Fingerlings, made national news just last week as stock shortages sent desperate parents into the arms of counterfeit traders with cheap, potentially dangerous fakes that could cause serious harm to anyone that handles them.
30 November 2017
North East Lincolnshire Council's Trading Standards officers issued the warning ahead of the festive period following a productive year spent seizing hauls of counterfeit goods including mugs, lighters, keyrings, clothing and perfume.
30 November 2017
Despite the small amount of seized goods, a Trading Standards spokeswoman said a digital money trail showed a clear long-running pattern of selling a large volume of counterfeit goods through five social media accounts.
30 November 2017
Back in November 2016, Gateshead Trading Standards identified a seller of counterfeit clothes, shoes and perfume who was selling the goods through social media, using an account in the name of ‘Max Summer'. This proved to be a false name and, after extensive enquiries, a test purchase was made and the seller was identified as Mr Page.
27 November 2017
Councillor Debbie Kennard, Cabinet Member for Safer and Stronger Communities, said: “Anyone thinking that the sale of counterfeit goods is a victimless crime is wrong: deceiving people into buying fake items is a serious offence that hurts both innocent buyers and legitimate businesses.
27 November 2017
The pair were taken to court after Flintshire Trading Standards officers found them selling counterfeit clothing and footwear in their shop, Love Fashion, on Chester Road West, Shotton.
24 November 2017
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) travelled to Wembley yesterday to host its fourth Intellectual Property (IP) Roadshow of the year. ACG members from more than 40 brands and Border Force officers from London Heathrow, talked to delegates from the police, HM Revenue and Customs and Trading Standards as they visited exhibits to learn how to identify a genuine from a counterfeit product.
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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.