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Real Deal hits 10-year milestone


The Real Deal campaign has chalked up 10 years of fighting fake goods

Richard Young

Posted 13 June 2019 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Counterfeit Goods|National


UPDATES: The Real Deal Campaign marks its 10th anniversary after a decade of helping markets tackle counterfeit goods. The milestone highlights the partnership between trading standards, market operators and rights holders in protecting consumers and legitimate traders.

At the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) Annual Symposium in Brighton yesterday, the National Markets Group for IP Protection celebrated the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of its Real Deal Campaign for Fake-Free Markets, making it one of the longest-running IP protection awareness campaigns in the UK.

The Real Deal was officially launched at the CTSI national conferenc...

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