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£17bn of fake goods 'costing tens of thousands of British jobs'

22 November 2016

22.11.16 - The rise of online shopping has bolstered the counterfeit economy, with UK consumers now twice as likely to see fakes on sale online as they were a year ago, according to new data released by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) and online brand specialist NetNames.

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Counterfeit alcohol can cause 'breathing difficulties, liver damage & blindness'

21 November 2016

21.11.16 - Revenue are urging the public to be weary of counterfeit goods in the run up to Christmas and stressed that some offers really are too good to be true.

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Action to seize assets of gang selling counterfeits

18 November 2016

18.11.16 - Three con artists who sold thousands of fake garments including One Direction tops over eBay face a three-week court hearing to seize their assets. The gang sold thousands of shirts and hooded tops, mostly bearing counterfeit logos for the boy band, over three years.

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British Brands Group Lecture - December 2016

15 November 2016

Never mind the quality, feel the personalisation. The future of retailing...

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Counterfeiters under the eye of prize winning team

14 October 2016

14.10.16 - TACKLING counterfeiting continues to be a major task for Fife Trading Standards. Whether it be cigarettes or alcohol, Trading Standards work hard to ensure that counterfeiters are caught and the work done has received a national award.

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Don't risk getting a criminal record for selling fake goods

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.

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Police seize enough fake goods from Leeds traders to fill three transit vans

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.

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Rogue trader who sold on fake phone covers in Chester fined eye-watering sum

02 October 2016

02.10.16 - A convicted fraudster who saw his fake phone covers flogged to customers in Chester has been fined more than £300,000.

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Facebook trader sentenced for selling counterfeit goods

28 September 2016

28.09.16 - The court heard trading standards officers found Dempster advertising fake clothing, bags and shoes via a Facebook group in October 2015.

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Shop owner & staff convicted of selling counterfeit goods

23 September 2016

23.09.16 - THE owner of Ashby Mini Market and two of his employees have been convicted of dealing in counterfeit goods.

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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.

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