with West Yorkshire Trading Standards, the biggest POCA award for an IP crime awarded…https://www.licensingsource.net/trap-and-surelock-sees-results-with-largest-ever-counterfeiting-case-by-west-yorkshire-trading-standards
New UKIPO survey…
Gauges the state of the market for counterfeits and the role that influencers play in helping to sell them… https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-media-influencers-and-counterfeit-goods/social-media-influencers-and-counterfeit-goods-executive-summary
RAID
After a lengthy investigation by Surelock working together with Tower Hamlets Trading Standards and colleagues from the ACG, premises were raided today, over 1500 trademarked items seized plus laptops/mobile phones etc. Brands included Apple, Samsung, Beats earphones, Kingston, and SanDisk memory cards plus others. Congratulations to everyone involved.
War on Counterfeits
Our third successful raid in Manchester in the past month with PIPCU, Greater Manchester Police and Trading Standards – working hard for the clients we represent…https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/we-need-support-genuine-hard-22341291?fbclid=IwAR3jDC6G8N0l2k-ObCH7npUIDVV-A_KSLxezV-vRYm0HIajj_-uFCWcAvmY
Black Friday
Sound advice from our colleagues at Lancashire Trading Standards Beware of on-line counterfeiters… https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/lancashires-black-friday-bargain-hunters-warned-about-dangers-of-online-counterfeiters-3471023
Crack down on Guns N Roses Counterfeits in US
by Surelock clients Global Merchandising Services Ltd
£500m worth of fake goods seized
“Brilliant work by City of London Police and North West Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, Trading Standards, Border Force and Immigration Service – many Surelock clients affected, well done everyone” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-58502048
Counterfeit Enforcement Action – Oxford Street
Enforcement action on retail stores during lockdown has been difficult, but Surelock took the lead here, gathering intelligence and evidence about a major store on Oxford Street, London, where they were selling designer watches at inflated prices and many other counterfeits. With our friends and colleagues from City of Westminster Trading Standards these premises were […]
Multi-million pound fake clothes factory in Hockley
A really excellent result by Birmingham Trading Standards… https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/businessman-jailed-running-multi-million-21383529
Breaking news…
One of the worst markets in UK for selling counterfeits is due to close… https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/bovingdon-market-could-close-under-5831275