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07 February 2019
The Mirror can reveal the shocking scale of the fake goods trade - with millions of Brits buying potentially dangerous counterfeit items online.
18 January 2019
A joint operation between the National Trading Standards Regional Investigations Team Central England, Birmingham Trading Standards, West Midlands Police and partners including the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), the National Markets Group (NMG) and brand representatives, has resulted in the seizure of £2.5 million worth of counterfeit and unsafe products including clothing, jewellery and cosmetics.
18 January 2019
It took officers two days to clear out Digbeth warehouse full of counterfeit perfumes, clothes and footwear
05 January 2019
The shops are constantly raided by police and trading standards - with £2.5m worth of fake goods seized in the latest bust.
17 December 2018
Bags of cannabis and hundreds of suspected fake clothes, trainers, perfume and jewellery were seized in a pre-Christmas raid on a Walsall market.
12 December 2018
A new report out today reveals that more than six out of ten customs seizures of counterfeit or pirated goods are of small parcels sent through postal or courier services.
10 December 2018
Bargain hunters warned to be wary of anything which seems too cheap
10 December 2018
The Commission's new Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, names websites and physical marketplaces outside the EU that are reported to engage in, facilitate or benefit from substantial counterfeiting and piracy...
10 December 2018
It has been a busy, but satisfying week for the ACG and its brand members. In the first full week of December we have been involved in three separate raid actions.
10 December 2018
Beware of unrecognisable sellers and make sure that the website/store is genuine.
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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.