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02 March 2017
02.03.17 - BoF lifts the lid on the shadowy market in fake fashion and what the UK's special anti-counterfeiting police unit — the only one of its kind in the world — is doing about it.
27 February 2017
27.02.17 - Paul Jerome O'Hea and his company Vintage Cowboy Ltd were taken to court after Trading Standards caught him selling the fake trainers.
26 February 2017
26.02.17 - Hersh Kareen Hasson, 31 of St Anne's Close, Derby, and Shakawan Salah, 38 of Low Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, who jointly run Andrew's News and Booze on Lower Road, pleaded guilty to eight offences against the Trademark Act (1994) and four offences against the Consumer Protection Act (1987). Hasson received a 27-month sentence and Salah was handed a 30-month prison sentence.
23 February 2017
23.02.17 - The first batch – 12 one-litre bottles of vodka, labelled as Glen's – contained methanol, a harmful chemical which if consumed can cause blindness, coma or death.
16 February 2017
16.02.17 - A County Derry trader has been fined £1,500 by Derry Magistrates after pleading guilty to selling under-strength counterfeit vodka.
16 February 2017
16.02.17 - Morad Mohmad Ahmed (39) was working at Congraves Sweets and Treats, in Long Street, when it was raided by Trading Standards last March. Nuneaton Magistrates' Court heard officials found packets of fake Golden Virginia tobacco, along with fake versions of Richmond cigarettes from a secret holdall in the shop.
08 February 2017
08.02.17 - The sentencing at Peterborough Crown Court follows an investigation by Peterborough City Council trading standards officers in July last year. This led to the seizure of around £12,000 worth of counterfeit items including Nike trainers, Dior perfumes, Lacoste polo shirts and Ralph Lauren polo shirts.
01 February 2017
01.02.17 - A raid at a Blackpool bargain store led Trading Standards Officers to around quarter of a million counterfeit toys, a court heard....
19 January 2017
19.01.17 - More than 47,000 counterfeit and potentially unsafe goods, including fake hoverboards, were seized at a shipping container yard off Bridge Road, Southall.
17 January 2017
17.01.17 - When trading standards officers raided his premises in Newcastle, they seized 42,159 items, most of which were fake.
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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.