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Latest News - 2018

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More than 22,800 fake cigarettes which had been illegally shipped from China has been seized.

13 February 2018

The haul with a street value of more than £12,000 had been illegally shipped and imported into the country from China in small packages.

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Counterfeit toys warning

12 February 2018

Parents are being warned to be on their guard against counterfeit and unsafe toys after tests revealed some contained harmful levels of chemicals.

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ACG Border Force Training at Gatwick airport

08 February 2018

ACG attended Gatwick airport yesterday and held a Border Force Training Day. This involved ACG brand members joining officers at the airport to exhibit genuine and counterfeit products.

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West Bridgford pair sentenced for £75,000 fake goods racket

07 February 2018

The pair sold knock-off designer goods including designer footwear, clothing, make-up and accessories through Facebook and Gumtree accounts. The police became aware of the pair due to numerous complaints to Trading Standards from customers who bought these counterfeit items.

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1000s of counterfeit cigarettes found in Washington shopkeeper's garage

02 February 2018

The court heard HMRC officers attended and seized 9,400 Lambert & Butler-branded cigarettes, which were counterfeit.

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Skegness market trader fined for selling fake goods at Fantasy Island

01 February 2018

“No honest person would ever hand over money to people who deal in drugs, guns, people trafficking or terrorism. But increasingly, this is exactly where money generated by these goods end up.”

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Women who sold designer counterfeits prosecuted

01 February 2018

Both were prosecuted following a successful investigation by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's Trading Standards team.

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The economic cost of IPR infringement in the tyres and batteries sectors

01 February 2018

This study focuses on the economic impact of counterfeit tyres and batteries in the European Union marketplace and the wider costs for businesses, governments and society as a whole.

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TED Talk: How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime

31 January 2018

What's the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime. Learn more about the trillion-dollar underground economy of counterfeiting -- from the criminal organizations that run it to the child labor they use to produce its goods -- as well as measures you can take to help stop it. "Let's shine a light on the dark forces of counterfeiting that are hiding in plain sight," Gray says.

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Businessman jailed for three years for possession of an imitation firearm and selling counterfeit goods.

31 January 2018

A search of his home found counterfeit products imitating high-end brands such as Cartier, Mulberry and Gucci that he had been selling since around 2014.

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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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