The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) on Wednesday celebrated the benefits of partnership working and new legislative powers in the ongoing fight against IP crime, at a Trading Standards Consumer Affairs Conference.
According to the UK-IPO:
"A new and effective enforcement tool in the fight against IP crime is asset confiscation. Using new legislation, the Proceeds of Crime Act, a Sheffield dealer selling counterfeit designer goods worth millions of pounds was recently told to pay back the proceeds of her crimes - GBP2.8mn - or face 10 years in prison."
It continued:
"Other successes include the recent pilot scheme between the Wales Regional Intelligence Unit and the Optical Media Industry anti-piracy units which, with the support of Trading Standards, Police and Regional Asset Recovery Teams has led to major disruption of both physical and on-line crime groups."
Ian Fletcher, Chief Executive of the UK Intellectual Property Office revealed that:
"The UK-IPO is committed to supporting and developing a partner agency
approach in the ongoing fight against IP crime. This is all part of our overall
efforts to ensure that the value of creativity and innovation is maximised for
the benefit of the UK."
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