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Latest News - 2022

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Birmingham shop's licence revoked after fake wine discovery

17 March 2022

A shop has had its licence revoked after officers found 12 bottles of fake Yellow Tail wine – the latest Birmingham store to be caught out.

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£80,000 of fake cigarettes seized after police stop van in Nottinghamshire

16 March 2022

Around 100,000 suspected counterfeit cigarettes, thought to be worth around £80,000, were seized after police stopped a van.

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Pandemic causes big increase in counterfeiting crime across the UK & Europe

15 March 2022

Director General of the Anti-Counterfeit Group, Phil Lewis reflects that during the height of the pandemic, criminal networks made huge profits from counterfeiting and used the money to feed other forms of criminal activity.

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Europol: More Than Half of Counterfeits Originate in China

13 March 2022

Per the Assessment, China (including Hong Kong) was the main source of counterfeits based on number of counterfeits and by value of the counterfeits seized at the EU external borders.

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NFTs and IP Law: An Overview for Buyers and Sellers

12 March 2022

“While the sale of NFTs wouldn't appear to threaten the trademark rights of an IP owner, more and more individuals and entities dabbling in digital assets are seeking trademark registration in an effort to protect their brands in the digital world.”

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Hand Cream and Hand Lotion Global Market Report 2022

11 March 2022

The presence of counterfeit products is a key factor hampering the growth of the hand cream and hand lotion market.

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Intellectual Property: Don't Be a Dummy. 11 Ways to Protect It Today

11 March 2022

Theft of digital information costs companies $250 billion a year. Now is the time to get smart on protecting those intangible assets.

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A new approach to trademark enforcement? Groundbreaking study calls for better system to protect brands

10 March 2022

A new study has proposed an overhaul of the framework of trademark enforcement, calling for significant improvements in the global legal structure, brand owner measures, and consumer education.

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Police find illegal cigarettes hidden in a remote controlled shelf in Boston shop

10 March 2022

Officers discovered a stash of illegal cigarettes hidden in a remote controlled shelf in Lincolnshire.

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Counterfeiting crime surged across UK and Europe during pandemic

09 March 2022

On the day of the publication of the Anti-Counterfeit Group's (ACG) annual report, the group's director general, Phil Lewis says pandemic restrictions resulted in a huge shift towards online shopping.

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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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