Guidance

Topical issues for business and consumers

Understand how intellectual property crime and infringement occurs and impacts on businesses and consumers.

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
27 September 2017
Last updated
11 October 2022 — See all updates

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Topical issues for business and consumers

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This guidance covers:

  • understanding counterfeit and sub-standard products
  • fake poppies
  • counterfeit toys
  • counterfeit vehicle parts
  • file sharing, downloading and streaming
  • illicit streaming devices, also know as ‘kodi’ boxes
  • fake alcohol
  • photographs or images on the internet including social media
  • letters alleging online copyright infringement
  • danger of fake electrical goods
  • intellectual property and cyber security

Updates to this page

Published 27 September 2017
Last updated 11 October 2022 + show all updates

  1. Counterfeit toys section added.

  2. Understanding counterfeit and sub-standard products guidance added.

  3. Fake poppies added.

  4. Counterfeit vehicle parts added.

  5. First published.

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