Counterfeit and Forgery

  • 17 Feb 2020 5:35 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    More than 350 packets of suspected counterfeit tobacco worth more than £7,000 was found during a raid in Oldbury.

    https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2020/02/13/7000-worth-of-fake-tobacco-found-during-oldbury-raid/


  • 09 Feb 2020 9:37 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Copyright holders will welcome a recent ruling that clarified that injunctions imposed on infringers can be broader in scope than the specific infringements those infringers have been found liable for, a copyright law expert has said.


    https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/court-backs-general-copyright-injunction


  • 09 Feb 2020 6:47 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Tens of thousands of pounds worth of suspected fake children's toys, designer clothes, trainers and perfume, and thousands of cigarettes were seized in a series of raids across Tyneside last week.

    https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/14272/Joint-raid-uncovers-counterfeit-designer-goods-and-tobacco

  • 27 Jan 2020 12:20 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Controversial new EU copyright laws will not be implemented in the UK despite it having previously voted in favour of the reforms, a government minister confirmed earlier this week.

    https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/brexit-sees-uk-diverge-on-eu-copyright-reforms

  • 27 Jan 2020 11:00 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Fake branded make-up containing traces of lead were among a haul of more than 1,000 counterfeit goods seized by Isle of Wight Council Trading Standards officers in an undercover sting, which has seen Steven Mather and Michelle Aldridge appear in court.

    https://www.islandecho.co.uk/isle-of-wight-duo-sentenced-after-counterfeit-goods-sting-in-east-cowes/

  • 12 Jan 2020 8:40 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but you can protect yourself with an easy New Year’s resolution: Don’t abbreviate the year. Why? This year’s abbreviation is easily changeable and could be used against you. The concern is that scammers could easily manipulate a document dated “1/1/20” into “1/1/2000″ or even “1/1/2021.”

    https://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/news/20200105/stop-abbreviating-2020-police-say-it-leaves-you-open-to-fraud-and-could-cost-you-big


  • 05 Jan 2020 9:17 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Half of apprenticeship courses in England have been accused of being "fake" by an education think tank.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-50973579


  • 29 Dec 2019 11:40 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Thousands of imitation products from China have been seized by the Border Force, including fake Nike shoes and Beats headphones.

    https://news.sky.com/story/gucci-burberry-nike-and-apple-among-counterfeit-goods-seized-before-christmas-11893021


  • 09 Dec 2019 10:36 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is warning sports fans to use legitimate sources to watch the big fight on the 7th of December, as Anthony Joshua looks to avenge his defeat by Andy Ruiz Jnr.

    http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1300/pipcu_pulls_no_punches_when_warning_about_illegal


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