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<p>This Government takes Intellectual property (IP) crime very seriously and is working
closely with law enforcers and rights holders to tackle criminality, including the
sale of counterfeit goods online. We recently announced an additional £3 million investment
in the police IP crime unit (PIPCU), securing its future until 2017. PIPCU is an operationally
independent law enforcement unit dedicated to tackling serious and organized IP crime
affecting physical and digital goods.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to
this, the Intellectual Property Office continues its coordinating role to ensure that
industry, Government and law enforcement share intelligence, and that collaborative
operations result in arrests. All this activity is supported by a range of education
programmes and a government/private industry partnership to provide IP training to
enforcement officers and brand representatives to help them tackle issues arising
from counterfeit products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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