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Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Taggants Help Secure Romanian Wine Industry

The Romanian wine sector has started using an authentication technology developed by Eluceda to authenticate the provenance of its regional wines and protect drinkers from potential counterfeits.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

3 min read

ODDS – Where Physical and Digital Security Meet

The dates have been announced for next year’s Optical & Digital Document Security conference (ODDS), which takes place 17-19 April 2023 in Prague.

Events

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

3 min read

Organic Thin-Film Sensors for Security

Spectroscopy, the branch of science that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra resulting from the interaction between radiation and the sample, has found many uses in differentiating between real and fake banknotes, secure documents and pharmaceuticals.

Authentication

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Meta Anchor Connects Physical Products to Digital Experiences

Austria and US based mobile authentication technology company Authentic Vision has announced the US market release of its Meta Anchor™ technology that, it claims, secures the link between physical products and digital value, services and experiences.

Technology & Systems

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

5 min read

G+D Signs its Move into the Secure Packaging Market

Giesecke+Devrient is probably better known for producing banknote paper and printing banknotes than it is for protecting brands. Having explored the brand protection market in the past, the company is now returning to protecting brands with its new SIGN® technology.

Interviews

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Ennoventure Inc has recently received an award for the most secure anti-counterfeit technology 2022 at the EMEA Security Conference and Exhibition, held in Saudi Arabia.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

4 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Chandigarh Broadens Sights with Extensive Track & Trace System

The Department of Excise & Taxation of Chandigarh (one of 36 states in India) has invited an expression of interest for the selection of a technology for a tax stamp and end-to-end track and trace system on alcohol products.

Tax Stamps Tenders Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

4 Oct. 2022

8 min read

How Much Should Governments Be Paying for Track & Trace?

Although secure track and trace systems are considered one of the most effective measures for reducing illicit trade, some governments are reluctant to implement them because of concerns about their cost.

Track and Trace

Aftab Baloch – former Advisor to Federal Tax Ombudsman; former Customs

4 Oct. 2022

8 min read

On the Record with Pakistan Revenue Authority

For over 17 years, Pakistan’s revenue authority, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has been in the crosshairs of providers of tax stamp and track and trace systems for excise products prone to revenue leakage.

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Sven Bergmann

4 Oct. 2022

4 min read

Has California’s Illicit Cannabis Market Hit a High Water Mark?

In late August 2022, a series of enforcement actions by California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) pushed the amount of illegal cannabis seized passed the $1 billion mark.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

4 Oct. 2022

3 min read

Nepal Launches Call for Tax Stamp Security Printer

The government of Nepal’s Security Printing Center in Kathmandu has issued an invitation for electronic bids for the secure printing, supply, and delivery of excise stamps on behalf of the Inland Revenue Department.

Tenders

Alan Hodgson

4 Oct. 2022

5 min read

Emerging Technologies – Smartphone Authentication

The ability to link a physical object such as a stamp, label, or direct mark to the digital space, through devices such as a smartphone is a persuasive and growing field.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

4 Oct. 2022

1 min read

DLR Announces New MD for Authentication Division

De La Rue has appointed David Sharratt as Managing Director of its Authentication division, replacing Andrew Clint, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities, after three years leading the division – and over 13 years with the company.

Authentication

Francis Tuffy

5 Sept. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

SICPA has announced a strategic partnership with the Ecuadorian Seed Association (Ecuasem) to combat seed piracy and counterfeiting in the country.

Authentication

Francis Tuffy

5 Sept. 2022

3 min read

G+D Unveils New Solution to Protect Brands

The relaunch of Authentication & Brand News™ in January of this year came, to a large extent, as a response to a set of market trends triggered by the effects of COVID-19 which have been exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine and widespread inflation.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

5 Sept. 2022

1 min read

THCO – Call for Papers

The Holography Conference™ (THCO) will continue to be held online (after the success of the 2020 and 2021 events) and will take place this year from 5–6 December.

Events

Francis Tuffy

5 Sept. 2022

2 min read

Revisions to China’s Trademark Laws Offer Greater Protection

Some brand owners don’t register their trademark and other intellectual property in China because they assume that a trademark registration in Europe or the US will provide some protection. However, a registration outside China does not provide any rights to use a mark within China, although recent changes to the legislation might offer greater protection.

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Sven Bergmann

5 Sept. 2022

3 min read

Edible QR Codes to Counter Fake Liquor?

Counterfeit liquor, which for years has been a problem for connoisseurs of fine wine, champagnes, and single-malt scotch, has started to become an issue for America’s fine brown liquor – bourbon.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Alan Hodgson

5 Sept. 2022

5 min read

The 12th China Academic Conference on Printing and Packaging

The Journal of Imaging Science & Technology (JIST) has recently featured articles from the 12th China Academic Conference on Printing and Packaging that took place in Beijing in November 2021.

Events

Nicola Sudan

24 Aug. 2022

12 min read

On the Record with Panama General Directorate of Revenue

During the last Tax Stamp and Traceability Forum™, held in Malta in May of this year, Tax Stamp & Traceability News™ was able to interview Milagro J Mendoza, a Panamanian lawyer who specialises in tax-related issues in her country and who works for the General Directorate of Revenue (DGI – or Dirección General de Ingresos) in Panama.

Interviews

Latest News

Taggants Help Secure Romanian Wine Industry

ODDS – Where Physical and Digital Security Meet

Organic Thin-Film Sensors for Security

Meta Anchor Connects Physical Products to Digital Experiences

G+D Signs its Move into the Secure Packaging Market

News in Brief

Chandigarh Broadens Sights with Extensive Track & Trace System

How Much Should Governments Be Paying for Track & Trace?

On the Record with Pakistan Revenue Authority

Has California’s Illicit Cannabis Market Hit a High Water Mark?

Nepal Launches Call for Tax Stamp Security Printer

Emerging Technologies – Smartphone Authentication

DLR Announces New MD for Authentication Division

News in Brief

G+D Unveils New Solution to Protect Brands

THCO – Call for Papers

Revisions to China’s Trademark Laws Offer Greater Protection

Edible QR Codes to Counter Fake Liquor?

The 12th China Academic Conference on Printing and Packaging

On the Record with Panama General Directorate of Revenue

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