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ACG campaign takes on online fakers


The Anti-Counterfeiting Group is tackling online sellers of fake goods

Richard Young

Posted 28 March 2021 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Counterfeit Goods|National


UPDATES: Operation CLOVER brings together the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, the Intellectual Property Office and Facebook to target online sellers of fake goods as lockdown-driven shopping patterns create fresh opportunities for counterfeiters.

The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) has launched a campaign in collaboration with the Intellectual Property Office and Facebook to take down online traders of counterfeit products.

Operation CLOVER has been timed to coincide with the easing of  COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the UK, as shoppers look to buy gifts for family and friends.

“Traders in counterfeit goods are using...

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