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Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

3 min read

IPR Counterfeiting is on the Rise, Reports WCO

The WCO (World Customs Organisation) has released its 2022 Illicit Trade Report (ITR), showing an increasing trend in illicit trade.

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Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

3 min read

EUIPO Unveils EBSI-ELSA for Global Supply Chain Product Authentication

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has unveiled EBSI-ELSA, its new brand name for the European Logistics Services Authentication (ELSA) initiative for products within the global supply chain (using the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure), EBSI.

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Nicola Sudan

30 July 2023

2 min read

Food Fraud in the UK – Here We Go Again

It has been 10 years since a UK parliamentary committee reported on the meat contamination scandal that hit media headlines in 2013.

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Nicola Sudan

30 July 2023

6 min read

Round Up – Brands, Traceability, Sustainability

Leonardo Abdias, Director of Innovation and Markets at the Brazilian Mint (Casa da Moeda do Brasil – CMB) has announced measures to combat the illegal gold trade in the country, during an event held in May titled ‘Ways of Gold: the importance of traceability to prevent illegality and irregular extraction’.

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Nicola Sudan

4 July 2023

4 min read

News in Brief

Digimarc Corporation has signed a significant new contract to safeguard the integrity of a nationwide deposit-return recycling system and the authenticity of precious metals and construction materials.

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Nicola Sudan

4 July 2023

2 min read

US Trademark Office Seeks Input on Preventing Counterfeiting

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is inviting feedback from stakeholders on ways to prevent counterfeiting and piracy.

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Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

1 min read

Identifying Counterfeit Human Growth Hormones

Eluceda has developed a rapid and portable solution to identify counterfeit human growth hormones (hgH), also known as Somatropin.

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Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

1 min read

Authentication & Brand News Welcomes New Co-Editor

Reconnaissance International, publisher of Authentication & Brand News™ (ABN), is delighted to announce that Chander S Jeena has recently joined the company as Regional Director and co-editor of ABN.

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Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

5 min read

Round-Up – Brands, Traceability and Sustainability

CSM Tech, an Indian IT consulting company, has signed a multi-million-dollar contract with the Ministry of Economy and Recovery in Gabon to implement a forest e-governance system, along with log timber traceability and an electronic timber trade platform.

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Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

2 min read

EU Launches Mineral Traceability Project – MaDiTraCe

With regulatory frameworks on critical raw materials (CRMs) high on the European economic and political agenda, the European Union has launched the project ‘MaDiTraCe’ (material and digital traceability for the certification of critical raw materials).

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Nicola Sudan

24 May 2023

8 min read

One Barcode for Everyone and Everything… Including Authentication?

As the traditional linear 1D barcode celebrates its 50th birthday, its days could be numbered now that GS1 – the global body responsible for barcode standards – prepares for the worldwide acceptance of younger, 2D codes in retail outlets by the end of 2027.

Authentication Free Technology & Systems Free

Nicola Sudan

3 May 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

Hong Kong-based NanoMatriX has introduced a new high-security ink – called MatriX-Intaglio – aimed at protecting documents and currency from counterfeiting.

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Ian Lancaster

26 March 2023

2 min read

Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture

Most books that I have written about in Authentication & Brand News™ (ABN) are of interest because they examine the problem of counterfeit products or consider how brand owners can fight against these counterfeits.

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Nicola Sudan

26 March 2023

3 min read

One-of-a-Kind Report on Smartphones for Authentication

In September this year, Reconnaissance International will release a new publication – ‘Smartphones for Authentication’ – the only publication of its kind.

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Francis Tuffy

8 March 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

US supply chain security company Overhaul has acquired SensiGuard, which offers a system that monitors cargo in real time, while shipments are in transit from origin to destination, using tracker devices embedded in pallets.

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Astrid Mitchell

4 Jan. 2023

3 min read

If You Want the Public to Help… Reward Them!

Panellists at a recent Consumer Goods Council of South Africa webinar said that the country has reached a tipping point with the alarming growth of illicit trade, and is now calling on civil society to assist in mitigating this scourge by reporting instances of illicit activity.

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Astrid Mitchell

4 Jan. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

Brand protection and supply chain security specialist VerifyMe has announced the renewal of its exclusive ink taggant partnership with HP Indigo for a further five years.

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Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Polyart Group, a supplier of film and paper substrates for the specialty label market, and EDGYN, a security solutions specialist, have announced a partnership for the Asia Pacific region.

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Nicola Sudan

8 Nov. 2022

2 min read

EUIPO Uses Blockchain to Block Counterfeits

In 2019, The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) launched a new anti-counterfeiting forum designed to encourage the development of cutting-edge technological solutions, including blockchain, to combat counterfeiting.

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Nicola Sudan

8 Nov. 2022

4 min read

NFC News In Brief

To accompany our feature this month on recent trends in near-field communication (NFC), we thought we’d take a snapshot of new authentication and identification programmes that are opting for NFC tags.

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Latest News

IPR Counterfeiting is on the Rise, Reports WCO

EUIPO Unveils EBSI-ELSA for Global Supply Chain Product Authentication

Food Fraud in the UK – Here We Go Again

Round Up – Brands, Traceability, Sustainability

News in Brief

US Trademark Office Seeks Input on Preventing Counterfeiting

Identifying Counterfeit Human Growth Hormones

Authentication & Brand News Welcomes New Co-Editor

Round-Up – Brands, Traceability and Sustainability

EU Launches Mineral Traceability Project – MaDiTraCe

One Barcode for Everyone and Everything… Including Authentication?

News in Brief

Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture

One-of-a-Kind Report on Smartphones for Authentication

News in Brief

If You Want the Public to Help… Reward Them!

News in Brief

News in Brief

EUIPO Uses Blockchain to Block Counterfeits

NFC News In Brief

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