Intellectual property investigations Operation Jasper locations Scale of IP crime Piracy and counterfeiting statistics in the UK 2014/15 SOURCE: IP CRIME REPORT 2014/15 BY THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE Top 5 products investigated by trading standards: Top 5 links to other criminality: 1 TOBACCO 2 CLOTHING 3 ALCOHOL 4 FOOTWEAR 5 DVD 1 BENEFIT FRAUD MONEY LAUNDERING 2 3 ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS 4 DRUG DEALING 5 VIOLENCE S i Operation Jasper brings together officers from 63 trading standards teams, police officers, industry bodies and government agencies to tackle counterfeiting and piracy on social media sites. It has taken down 4,300 Facebook listings, and 20 Facebook profiles, issued more than 200 warning letters and delivered 24 cease and desist letters Top 10 locations investigated for counterfeit goods: 1 SHOPS 2 SOCIAL MEDIA 3 WEBSITES PRIVATE 4 RESIDENCES 5 AUCTION SITES 6 MARKETS 7 CAR BOOTS 8 STREETS 9 FACTORIES 10 PUBS Top 5 countries of origin for intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements continue to be: TURKEY PAKISTAN CHINA HONG KONG INDIA The Anti-Counterfeiting Group worked with 40 trading standards authorities and 13 police forces throughout the UK in coordinated operations UK Intellectual Property Office IP liaison officers gave advice and support in 2014/15 to more than 4,200 businesses operating or preparing to operate in overseas markets Border Force detained more than 1.6 million IPR-infringing items. If genuine, the retail value would have been in excess of 56m Credits Published You might also like Images: Bloomua / Mern / Shutterstock Tuesday 27 October, 2015 Look and listen October 2015 To share this page, click on in the toolbar