In it’s continued efforts against those that sell counterfeit products, TRAP has had great success online with the help of both Ebay and Amazon’s copyright protection teams. As a trusted representative, TRAP polices marketplaces online on behalf of many copyright holders. Since December 2014, Ebay alone has helped TRAP remove 15,000 products posted by traders…

After another successful prosecution for Local Trading Standards, Surelock and TRAP members; a UK Couple were sentenced in Wolverhampton Crown Court. Goods were seized and accounts suggest that at least £180,000 worth of product manufactured by them was sold online. Artists affected included One Direction, Katy Perry, Little Mix, Lady Ga Ga, JLS and Jessie…

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) this morning raided a factory manufacturing counterfeit goods. Three people were arrested on suspicion of making more than £100,000 profit selling the fake goods. TRAP’s partner Surelock helped police by collecting evidence by test purchasing. It was said to be the largest counterfeit factory that has been raided…

The intelligence gathering partner of TRAP, Surelock has enabled the authorities in Sussex to convict on 10 counts of trademark abuse. Aaron Davies of East Preston was also convicted and sentenced for importing weapons at Chichester Crown Court. Read more

A west Sussex man was prosecuted on Friday 9th January 2015 in Worthing Magistrates Court for the manufacture, possession and sale of counterfeit tee shirts bearing Led Zeppelin and ACDC amongst other trade marks. He pleaded guilty and received a fine of £2,500, costs of £1,324.76 and a £50 victim surcharge. Joseph Walker, 31, of…

BBC TV’s “Fake Britain” has featured TRAP partners Surelock, completing multi-agency raids on one of the largest retailers in Camden, London. The store was found to be selling £100,000’s worth of fake merchandise, including music artists’ clothing, mobile phone covers and cigarette lighters. See the clip here starting 35 minutes into the programme (Note that…

East Anglia Daily Times reports that a Suffolk internet fraudster who sold fake JLS, Justin Bieber, Olly Murs, and One Direction clothing was jailed for 12 months at Ipswich Crown Court and has been ordered to repay £60,000. The 53-year-old duped fans when selling the counterfeit branded merchandise he had printed himself through eBay. At…

After another successful operation involving surveillance and Trading Standards officers allied to TRAP, A couple from Surrey, England were ordered to pay a fine of £75,000. Reporting of the crime on TV this morning lead to outrage, when it was revealed that not only were musicians and popular brands targeted by the counterfeit scam, but…

Manchester Evening News reports that 37 people were arrested in a raid by Greater Manchester Police and Trading Standards officers targeting counterfeit goods. Read The Full Story

The fight against digital piracy and counterfeit goods was today (23 October 2014) boosted by £3 million of new government funding to the City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). Minister for Intellectual Property (IP), Baroness Neville-Rolfe announced the government’s funding commitment to the national crime unit at the Anti-Counterfeiting Group Conference in…