MULTIPLE eBAY SELLER RAIDED Our thanks to Hillingdon Trading Standards by successfully concluding a long running Surelock investigation into multiple eBay sites selling / manufacturing music artists merchandise and other famous trademarked items, on behalf of our clients Hundreds of infringing T-shirts and computer / printing equipment seized.

TRAP partners Surelock successfully concluded a long standing investigation, into a prolific online seller / manufacturer of counterfeit music merchandise, who together with officers from Somerset Trading Standards and South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) searched an address in Weston Super Mare and found a highly sophisticated computerised setup, printing infringing merchandise to order.…

On behalf of TRAP, a joint operation involving Rochdale and Salford Trading Standards, Greater Manchester Police, HM Immigration Service and Lighthouse Security. A manufacturing facility in Rochdale and Wholesale Distribution Warehouse in Salford were raided simultaneously with 1000’s of counterfeit posters and 3D Images seized, infringing on the rights of international music artists, films and…

Juri Frolov from Derbyshire was prosecuted in September 2023 after an investigation that lasted 4 years. TRAP partners Surelock were instrumental in providing evidence and worked with local trading standards. During initial raids merchandise featuring Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Linkin Park, Katy Perry, Pink Floyd was found alongside other counterfeit branded goods. At Derby Combined…

TRAP Partner Surelock’s Brand Protection Team working together with Camden Trading Standards and the dedicated Security Team for Stables Market carried out a training session to educate on possible infringements of potential counterfeit goods being sold.This training was followed with a tour of the market, visiting 17 premises where thousands of counterfeits were taken off…

Christmas shoppers are being urged against buying bargain designer products as gifts, after police seized an estimated £1 million worth of counterfeit goods during raids on Camden High Street, north London. Approximately 4,000 counterfeit items were seized from four shops on 12 December 2023 by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of…

Trademark & Rights Owners Against Piracy (TRAP)’s agents, Surelock, were instrumental in an important action against the sale of counterfeit product in Camden last month. After an extensive covert reconnaissance of Camden Town that had been carried out by Surelock in March, a major counterfeit problem in the area was identified & local trading standards were…

On Wednesday 2 March 2016 Surelock working on behalf of TRAP travelled to Ireland where working alongside The Garda made various seizures in an around the Dublin area. The largest seizure of the day was one of One Direction merchandise in the home town on Nial Horan (of One Direction) where the following was seized…

After pleading guilty to fraudulently selling an estimated £250k worth of counterfeit goods, Johanna Donnelly of Norwich has been given 3 months to repay £140k. If the money remains unpaid, she will serve 5 months in prison in addition to the 150 hours of community service and an enforced 10 days of rehab she was…

Working together with City of Westminster Trading Standards, TRAP’s Brand Protection Team, Surelock , raided an iconic store in the heart of Central London selling many fake music artists T-shirts. Among the artists that had their Intellectual Property used without their consent were The Who, The Beatles, The The Smiths, Motorhead, Madness, Blur, Stone Roses,…