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Latest News - Trade Marks Act 1994

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Nabbed for selling fakes on Facebook

26 April 2017

26.04.17 - A woman was caught selling counterfeit clothing and shoes through an Aberystwyth Facebook group.

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World Intellectual Property Day - ACG Press Release

26 April 2017

26.04.17 - Alison Statham, Director General for the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) today, World Intellectual Property Day, called on Government, local authorities and enforcement bodies to do more to protect intellectual property (IP) and educate consumers from the dangers of counterfeit goods.

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Couple were caught in N Yorks with vehicle full of counterfeit goods they planned to sell

12 April 2017

12.04.17 - Robert and Lisa Ravie, of Kenton, Newcastle, were stopped by North Yorkshire police last July as they travelled through the county on their way home after buying the counterfeit clothing in Manchester.

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Counterfeit cigarettes covered in coffee to fox sniffer dogs

05 April 2017

05.04.17 - A SHOPKEEPER covered packets of counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco with coffee to throw sniffer dogs off the scent, a court heard. Mohammed Bouchaab, of Darlington, then hid the stash in fridges at the back of the Berushka shop on Hartington Road, Stockton.

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Counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes sold on Facebook

31 March 2017

31.03.17 - Consignments made out to be genuine brands are being sold by people using fake profiles on buy and sell pages for the south-east of England. The cut-price tobacco and cigarettes are being sold through the social media site's Marketplace pages and offer hand delivery.

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Leicester counterfeit factory owners prosecuted

24 March 2017

24.03.17 - Trading Standards Officers and police who raided premises at the Oak and Ash Business Park, in Ash Street, Spinney Hills, in August 2015, discovered hundreds of garments, thousands of counterfeit labels and machinery for making garments.

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Intellectual Property Perception - 2017 Survey - EUIPO

23 March 2017

23.03.17 - How do EU citizens perceive intellectual property? To what degree do they respect intellectual property rights? How does their perception change based on how old they are or where they live? Through a series of in-depth studies, EUIPO has carried out the first EU-wide assessment of citizen perception of IP, and the relevant drivers of consumer behaviours.

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Border Force officers found 8,100 counterfeit items worth > £1 million during 3 day crackdown at E Midlands Airport

09 March 2017

09.03.17 - Since last November, officers at East Midlands Airport seized more than 114,000 items, with an estimated retail value of more than £4.5 million.

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Call to stamp out sale of counterfeit goods on social media sites

09 March 2017

09.03.17 - A whistleblower wants authorities to stamp out sales of illegal cigarettes, booze and fake designer brands on social media in Spalding.

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About ACG

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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