As part of the Westminster Zero Tolerance campaign before Christmas TRAP and partner Surelock along with Westminster Trading Standards carried out a number of raids in central London in the run up to Christmas. Several locations were raided in and around Shaftesbury Avenue, Oxford Street, Leicester Square and Queensway; resulting in TRAP and Surelock seizing…

The work of TRAP has been included in the Intellectual Property Office’s IP Crime report 2015-2016. The full report can be found here.

During September, Surelock, acting on behalf of TRAP, amongst other clients, assisted the hardworking and diligent officers of Camden Trading Standards and Anti Counterfeit Group carried out enforcements on a major screen print factory / warehouse, seven retail stores, two large stalls dedicated to music merchandise and a street market in Camden High Street area, cleaning…

On Thursday 16 June 2016, TRAP partner Surelock, together with numerous other members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Group assisted officers from Camden Trading Standards to carry out enforcements on a number of retail outlets in Camden High Street selling numerous music artists counterfeits and other counterfeit merchandise.  Two van loads of counterfeits goods were seized. This was…

This successful prosecution followed a covert operation by Surelock, working on behalf of TRAP .  Surelock identified eBay sites, made test purchases of our merchandise, then worked in association with South Gloucestershire Trading Standards to identify the offenders and raid the premises. A Wickwar man has been given a three-month curfew and ordered to repay nearly £25,000 after…

This successful prosecution followed a covert operation by Surelock, working on behalf of TRAP (Trade Mark and Rights Holders Against Piracy) identifying eBay sites and making test purchases of our clients’ counterfeit merchandise, then working  with Cornwall Trading Standards to identify the offender and raid the premises. David Scott trading as Bubble And Bling attended Bodmin…

Another successful prosecution followed a covert operation by TRAP partners Surelock to identify websites and making test purchases of counterfeit merchandise, then working  with Central Bedfordshire Trading Standards to identify the offender and raid the premises.  All printing equipment, four computers, presses, blanks and paperwork were seized. The main counterfeits being sold were 1D, Kiss, Nirvana,…

THREE people face jail for their part in an operation selling fake goods worth tens of thousands of pounds – including One Direction clothing. Kenneth Colley, aged 43, his former partner Anna Strzelecka, aged 39, and 45-year-old Jason Ross were part of a gang which offered counterfeit garments for sale on Ebay for three years.…

After 2 years of complicated negotiations with West Yorkshire Joint Trading Standards Service, West Yorkshire Police and HMRC and months of dedicated investigations, surveillance and test purchases, a raid took place in Bradford, West Yorkshire on Thursday 10th March 2016. Several addresses were raided uncovering a large print factory which was printing counterfeit T/shirts, caps, mugs and hooded…

Surelock representing TRAP amongst other clients, joined by a large number of Anti Counterfeit Group members assisted officers from Camden Council Trading Standards to carry out two days of enforcements in and around the Camden area. A market, six retail stores and numerous stalls were raided and van loads of counterfeit merchandise were seized. Surelock will continue their task…