Protecting Intellectual Property Rights

Our mission is simple: to protect intellectual property rights with direct action.

TRAP (Trademark and Rightsholders Against Piracy) is a worldwide collective of rights holders and publishers working with the biggest names in music, film, TV, art and sport.
Through lobbying and direct action, TRAP protects the public from purchasing counterfeit products whilst enabling artists, actors, athletes and musicians to provide their fans with official merchandise.

Taking Direct Action

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Juri Frolov from Derbyshire was prosecuted in September 2023 after an investigation that lasted 4 years. TRAP partners Surelock were instrumental in providing evidence and worked with local trading standards. During initial raids merchandise featuring Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Linkin Park, Katy Perry, Pink Floyd was found alongside other counterfeit branded goods. At Derby Combined…

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TRAP Partner Surelock’s Brand Protection Team working together with Camden Trading Standards and the dedicated Security Team for Stables Market carried out a training session to educate on possible infringements of potential counterfeit goods being sold.This training was followed with a tour of the market, visiting 17 premises where thousands of counterfeits were taken off…

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Christmas shoppers are being urged against buying bargain designer products as gifts, after police seized an estimated £1 million worth of counterfeit goods during raids on Camden High Street, north London. Approximately 4,000 counterfeit items were seized from four shops on 12 December 2023 by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of…

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Trademark & Rights Owners Against Piracy (TRAP)’s agents, Surelock, were instrumental in an important action against the sale of counterfeit product in Camden last month. After an extensive covert reconnaissance of Camden Town that had been carried out by Surelock in March, a major counterfeit problem in the area was identified & local trading standards were…

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On Wednesday 2 March 2016 Surelock working on behalf of TRAP travelled to Ireland where working alongside The Garda made various seizures in an around the Dublin area. The largest seizure of the day was one of One Direction merchandise in the home town on Nial Horan (of One Direction) where the following was seized…

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After pleading guilty to fraudulently selling an estimated £250k worth of counterfeit goods, Johanna Donnelly of Norwich has been given 3 months to repay £140k. If the money remains unpaid, she will serve 5 months in prison in addition to the 150 hours of community service and an enforced 10 days of rehab she was…

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