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26 October 2016
26.10.16 - Over recent years the atmosphere in Camden has been eroded by black market traders: peddling counterfeit and unsafe products to unsuspecting consumers; undermining legitimate trade; and stripping the UK economy of much needed revenue.
11 October 2016
11.10.16 - Plymouth City Council's Trading Standards Team are warning people not to risk selling counterfeit goods for extra money before Christmas after a number of seizures in the city.
06 October 2016
06.10.16 - A LOCK-UP full of counterfeit phone merchandise was discovered by police and Trading Standards officials in Leeds after a planned operation to target the sale of fake goods from street stalls.
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.
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.
14 July 2016
13.07.16 - Teams at three councils - Enfield, Camden and Manchester - have seized 1,503 items featuring motifs from the popular children's films.
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.
28 June 2016
28.06.16 - The National Markets Group (NMG) announced the winners of their 2016 awards at the CTSI Conference in Telford last week. The awards recognise the significant impact that the recipients have made in tackling counterfeiting and piracy at markets, car boot sales and on social media.
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.