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High Wycombe HP11 1YD, High Wycombe HP11 1YD
# ACG Business Description
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) is a UK-based trade association headquartered in High Wycombe that has championed intellectual property protection since 1980. Operating as the authoritative voice of business against counterfeiting, ACG represents over 3,000 brands grappling with the escalating threat of fake goods infiltrating the market.
ACG serves corporate and professional organisations across all sectors seeking comprehensive IP protection strategies. Their membership base includes manufacturers, retailers, and brand owners who recognise that counterfeiting extends beyond commercial loss—it funds organised crime, drug trafficking, weapons smuggling and reportedly terrorist activities, according to Interpol.
What distinguishes ACG is their unique position bridging government, law enforcement and industry. They work directly with police forces, trading standards officers and UK Border Force to shape evidence-based policy and strengthen enforcement responses. Rather than operating in isolation, ACG facilitates multi-agency partnerships and international collaboration to combat the digital-enabled surge in counterfeit trade.
The organisation delivers practical support through investigative insights, brand education, specialised training programmes, and roadshows connecting members with enforcement agencies. Their comprehensive events calendar—including annual conferences and IP Expos in major UK cities—provides networking and knowledge-sharing platforms.
ACG's expertise spans investigation protocols, enforcement strategies, and policy development, positioning members to protect intellectual property proactively rather than reactively against an increasingly sophisticated counterfeiting landscape.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) is a UK-based trade association headquartered in High Wycombe that has championed intellectual property protection since 1980. Operating as the authoritative voice of business against counterfeiting, ACG represents over 3,000 brands grappling with the escalating threat of fake goods infiltrating the market.
ACG serves corporate and professional organisations across all sectors seeking comprehensive IP protection strategies. Their membership base includes manufacturers, retailers, and brand owners who recognise that counterfeiting extends beyond commercial loss—it funds organised crime, drug trafficking, weapons smuggling and reportedly terrorist activities, according to Interpol.
What distinguishes ACG is their unique position bridging government, law enforcement and industry. They work directly with police forces, trading standards officers and UK Border Force to shape evidence-based policy and strengthen enforcement responses. Rather than operating in isolation, ACG facilitates multi-agency partnerships and international collaboration to combat the digital-enabled surge in counterfeit trade.
The organisation delivers practical support through investigative insights, brand education, specialised training programmes, and roadshows connecting members with enforcement agencies. Their comprehensive events calendar—including annual conferences and IP Expos in major UK cities—provides networking and knowledge-sharing platforms.
ACG's expertise spans investigation protocols, enforcement strategies, and policy development, positioning members to protect intellectual property proactively rather than reactively against an increasingly sophisticated counterfeiting landscape.
Services offered
IP protection consultationbrand enforcement traininggovernment policy advocacymulti-agency partnership coordinationinvestigative support and insightsinternational collaboration facilitationmember events and conferencestrading standards and border force engagement programmes