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08 August 2016
08.08.16 - Among the items seized from the “dodgy traders†were 15 electrical products deemed to pose a fire risk – including travel adapters and phone chargers. A further 45 counterfeit items, including phones, sunglasses, cigarette lighters and belt buckles, were also confiscated.
04 August 2016
04.08.16 - The haul includes clothing, sunglasses, trainers, handbags, DVDs, moneyboxes, ash trays and mugs.
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.
05 July 2016
05.07.16 - Biggest and longest enforcement action against counterfeiting and piracy on social media rolled out across Scotland and Eire.
30 June 2016
30.06.16 - Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's Specialist Trading Standards team is dealing with an increasing number of complaints of fake goods – including clothing, footwear, watches, perfume and even DVDs – being sold via selling sites and personal profiles on the social media network.
17 June 2016
17.06.16 - The pavements on Camden High Street were bustling with tourists and shoppers on Thursday 16th June, when Trading Standards, ACG and its members arrived in search for illegally branded, counterfeit products.
26 May 2016
26.05.16 - Following test-purchases online, Lincolnshire Trading Standards raided Richards' home last August, uncovering over 2,500 counterfeit goods, including sunglasses, watches, jewellery, make-up and other accessories across 16 different brands.
25 May 2016
25.05.16 - Fake goods are made in unregulated environments, without regard for health and safety regulations, so it's impossible to know what's in them. It's one thing for your counterfeit designer jacket to shed some stitches but quite another to be put in serious danger through no fault of your own.
20 May 2016
20.05.16 - Holidaymakers are being warned not to bring fake alcohol, make-up, electrical goods or other counterfeit items into Scotland when returning from trips abroad.
09 May 2016
09.05.16 - Darlington Magistrates' Court heard today (Monday, May 9) that Fergal Hague bought the sunglasses for £5 a pair off Ebay, then sold them on at £30 a pair after advertising them as genuine Oakleys.
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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.