Although Surelock has not been directly involved with this long running operation we have supplied authentication evidence when our clients’ counterfeits have been seized. Fake goods worth more than £30m have been seized and 100 arrests were made during a three-year crackdown on Glasgow’s Barras market. Counterfeit clothing, shoes, bags, electronics, jewellery and tobacco – all […]
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Protecting Creativity, Supporting Innovation: IP Enforcement 2020
The Government has set out its strategy as to how it will make effective, proportionate and accessible enforcement of IP rights a priority for the next four years. The UK has been independently assessed as a world leader in enforcement. This strategy explains how the Government will retain this status and ensure that UK rights […]
Bristol Shop Owner Sold More Than 1,600 Fake T-shirts Online
This successful prosecution followed a covert operation by Surelock, working on behalf of TRAP (Trade Mark and Rights holders Against Piracy). We identified eBay sites, made test purchases of our clients’ counterfeit merchandise, then worked in association with South Gloucestershire Trading Standards to identify the offenders and raid the premises. A Wickwar man has been given a three-month […]
Revealed: Huge Haul of Fake 1D Garments Sold by Plymouth Gang
This successful prosecution followed a covert operation by Surelock, working on behalf of TRAP (Trade Mark and Rights Holders Against Piracy) identifying eBay sites and making test purchases of our clients’ counterfeit merchandise, then working with Plymouth Trading Standards to identify the offenders and raid the premises This is just a fraction of the thousands […]
The Dangers of Fake Alcohol
Producing fake alcohol is being seen as a way of making money and it can be bought cheaply. However it’s a big problem because of the risks it poses to people’s health, it can cause anything from nausea to blindness and even death. What is fake alcohol? Fake or illegally produced alcohol is alcohol that […]
Court Orders Counterfeit Seller from Cornwall to Pay £4000 Costs
This successful prosecution followed a covert operation by Surelock, working on behalf of TRAP (Trade Mark and Rights Holders Against Piracy) identifying eBay sites and making test purchases of our clients’ counterfeit merchandise, then working with Cornwall Trading Standards to identify the offender and raid the premises. David Scott trading as Bubble And Bling attended Bodmin […]
Eight Months in Prison for Fake Clothes Racket
This successful prosecution followed a covert operation by Surelock, working on behalf of TRAP (Trade Mark and Rights Holders Against Piracy) identifying websites and making test purchases of our clients’ counterfeit merchandise, then working with Central Bedfordshire Trading Standards to identify the offender and raid the premises. All printing equipment, four computers, presses, blanks and […]
Surelock Supports Camden Enforcements
Surelock representing TRAP and other clients, together with a large number of ACG members assisted officers from Camden Council Trading Standards carry out two days of enforcements in and around the Camden area. A market, six retail stores and stalls were raided and van loads of counterfeit merchandise were seized. Surelock will continue to gather intelligence […]
Louis Vuitton sues Counterfeit Online Sellers in China
French luxury goods firm Louis Vuitton is seeking damages from three people convicted of offering counterfeit versions of its clothing, shoes and handbags on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s popular Taobao shopping website, a Beijing court said. A district court in Beijing accepted the lawsuit filed by Louis Vuitton, owned by LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury […]
Cheetham Hill: Report reveals ‘Counterfeit Street’ problem
Part of Manchester has been nicknamed “Counterfeit Street” because of the widespread sale of fake goods there. A report by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) said items worth £1m were seized in Cheetham Hill, in 2013. Fake clothing, footwear, hoverboards and cigarettes have all been seized in the area. Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe […]