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Latest News - 2017

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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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Dangers of counterfeit Oakley sunglasses as club rider is ‘lucky not to be blinded'

26 April 2017

26.04.17 - A club rider from Essex has sought to warn others about the dangers of counterfeit Oakley sunglasses after suffering serious facial injuries in a crash last week.

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ACG train Border Force Officers in Folkestone

20 April 2017

20.04.17 Officers from Border Force, Folkestone were joined by global brands yesterday at a training day organised by the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG).

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Exeter man sentenced for selling counterfeit tobacco

20 April 2017

An Exeter shopkeeper has been found guilty of selling ‘fake' branded tobacco and avoiding paying more than £25,700 of duty.

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Conman couls face jail for selling hundreds of counterfeit seatbelts which failed at 50mph

20 April 2017

The seatbelt systems carried the names of top brands but were actually fakes made in China!

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Fake phone cover pedlar handed suspended sentence and fined

13 April 2017

041317 - A street pedlar who sold counterfeit phone and tablet covers in York city centre has been given a 12 week prison sentence, suspended for one year, with the requirement he also undertakes 300 hours unpaid work. Mr Faye was also fined a total of £1,280 by York Magistrates.

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More than one tonne of tobacco was found during a raid

13 April 2017

13.04.17 - James Anderson, 58, from Solihull, was been ordered to pay £150,000 while Phillip O'Brien, 54, from Stratford upon Avon has to pay £20,178 and Nicholas Edmunds, 54, from Walsall, must pay £2,367.

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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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Shopkeeper who sold fake vodka smelling of screenwash has licence suspended

12 April 2017

12.04.17 - Somalingam Vijayaruban, owner of Today's Express High Spirits on Chelmsford Avenue, was told he will not be able to sell alcohol in the premises for three months after the Licensing Sub-committee of North East Lincolnshire Council found the trader had committed "a clear breach of licensing objectives, of crime and disorder and public safety".

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Stay safe and avoid counterfeits this bank holiday

11 April 2017

11.04.17 - The first bank holiday of the year also marks the beginning of the car boot sale and markets season.

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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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