ACID IP Director Nick Kounoupias was one of the architects of the IP Crime Group

In 2004 the UK IP Crime Group was established, made up of agencies, associations and government departments all keen to tackle Intellectual Property crime issues.

The group needs 4 times a year to discuss the latest concerns regarding infringement and IP theft and these meetings contribute to the early IP Crime and Enforcement report.  Members of the Group include;

Alliance for Intellectual Property
Anti Copying in Design (ACID)
Anti-Counterfeiting Forum (ACF)
Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)
Association of Chief Police Officers
British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
FACT
Federation Against Software Theft (FAST)
Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Independent Garage Association (IGA)
Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Ministry of Defence (MoD)
National Crime Agency (NCA)
National Trading Standards (NTS)
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU)
Police Scotland
Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI)
PRS for Music
Publishers Association
Snapdragon
Trading Standards