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Is the UK slipping behind its US and European counterparts in fighting fakes?
Posted 03 September 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Counterfeit Goods|National
ANALYSIS: Counterfeiting experts argue the UK is struggling to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated intellectual property crime, examining the scale of organised criminal involvement, weaknesses in enforcement and the wider consequences for consumers, legitimate businesses and the economy.
The UK no longer occupies a world-leading position in tackling intellectual property crime and is slipping behind other countries in preventing fake and sometimes dangerous goods from reaching consumers, according to anti-counterfeiting experts.
Organised criminals are using sophisticated counterfeiting to bring fake goods onto the market, and the UK government is failing to keep pace wit...
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