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UK's first Fake Shop reveals danger of counterfeit goods

04 November 2015

04.11.15 - The Fake Shop contains examples of counterfeit and even dangerous products.

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Discover the ugly truth behind the counterfeit goods trade

03 November 2015

03.11.15 - To mark National Consumer Week, (November 2-6, 2015), Devon & Somerset Trading Standards Service has joined forces with consumer protection and social hardship charity, Impact Planet and ‘ASTOP', who specialise in transforming empty shops into charitable and educational experiences, to highlight the dangers of buying counterfeit goods.

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Devizes market trader sentenced for selling counterfeit chargers

03 November 2015

03.11.15 - Trading standards also found about 45 sets of headphones and bottles of perfume which were also counterfeit.

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Twenty-one people arrested after organised crime raids in Edinburgh

31 October 2015

31.10.15 - "Organised crime preys on the decent hardworking people within our communities through different methods - be it drugs, counterfeit goods or even violence and intimidation and we have worked closely with local officers to reassure the public that Edinburgh is no safe haven for criminals."

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Rhos-on-sea shop couple jailed for '£305,000' counterfeit goods racket

28 October 2015

28.10.15 - Selling fake mobile phones and counterfeit fashion goods has landed a couple more than four years of jail time.

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York shopkeeper prosecuted for selling counterfeit clothing from top brands

23 October 2015

23.10.15 - Kerr, 69, of Milan House in Eboracum Way, off Heworth Green in York, pleaded guilty to 11 offences involving counterfeit goods in his personal capacity and 11 more as sole director of Miss Diva Too, the shop's parent company. He asked for 348 offences to be taken into consideration.

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Two Pembrokeshire men fined over sale of counterfeit goods on Facebook

19 October 2015

19.10.15 - Officers found a quantity of counterfeit goods including Superdry hoodies and jackets, Hollister hoodies, Beats headphones and bluetooth speakers, Paco Rabanne perfume, Rayban sunglasses, assorted DVDs, and Michael Kors watches, jewellery and purses.

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Wrexham ‘Fraudster' Jailed for Counterfeit Goods Offences

15 October 2015

15.10.15 - A Wrexham' fraudster' found guilty of making and selling counterfeit goods has today been sentenced to an ‘immediate custodial sentence' for fraudulent trading. The trial of Barry Wayne Pritchard of Pen-y Cae concluded last month when a jury found him guilty of seven offences for fraud.

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Counterfeit Goods Seized In North Ayrshire

15 October 2015

15.10.15 - Officers in North Ayrshire have teamed up with North Ayrshire Council Trading Standards Officers in a joint operation targeting the sale of counterfeit clothing and other goods.

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Couple who sold harmful children's toys now fined for selling dangerous phone chargers

14 October 2015

14.10.15 - Husband and wife Chen Qi Zho and Jianxin Chen of C&Q Trading Limited admitted the charges at Manchester magistrates' court.

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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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