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Nicola Sudan

5 July 2022

2 min read

Amazon Releases Second Brand Protection Report

In June, Amazon released its second Brand Protection Report, describing the results of its activities to ensure authenticity of goods sold in its store, and to fight bad actors.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Nicola Sudan

28 June 2022

8 min read

Compliance and Beyond: Tax Stamps and Marks in High-Speed Production Markets

Optel Group was a welcome addition to the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™ this year as it brought a different emphasis to the table when it comes to tax stamp solution delivery. Dr Foued Barouni, Solutions Manager, presented a paper explaining how high-speed production conditions affect the way tax stamp compliance could be delivered.

Case Studies Strategies

Francisco Mandiola

28 June 2022

6 min read

Love Me Tender

In the world of public tenders, the acronyms RFI and RFP, as well as some others, are used on a regular basis by government institutions all over the world, as well as their authorised suppliers and, of course, the media. But does everyone really know what they stand for? And what their usage is, or should be?

Free Tenders Free

Alan Hodgson

28 June 2022

8 min read

Emerging Technologies – Threats and Opportunities

First presented at the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum in May 2022, in this article Dr Alan Hodgson considers emerging technologies and developments that are likely to have an impact on the tax stamp and traceability industry.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

28 June 2022

4 min read

SICPA’s New Platform for Mobilising Excise Revenue

After more than 15 years’ experience in developing and operating SICPATRACE® – a leading product authentication and traceability solution for government authorities – SICPA has launched its latest technology platform: SICPATRACE® Evo.

Companies Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

5 June 2022

4 min read

Dow to Provide New EU Common Fuel Marker

The European Commission has appointed NYSE-listed Dow (one of the three largest chemical producers in the world) to supply the new common fiscal marker for tax rebated fuels in the European Union.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

5 June 2022

1 min read

Hague Groups Buys PSL Print Management

UK print specialist Hague Group has acquired PSL Print Management, also based in the UK. The acquisition has increased turnover for the enlarged group to £50 million, and makes it one of the largest privately owned print specialist groups in the UK.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

5 June 2022

1 min read

TSTF 2022 in Pictures and Quotes

A snapshot of the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum, Malta. More images and the conference review will be posted on the website shortly https://taxstamptraceabilityforum.com/.

Events Free Free

Chander S Jeena

5 June 2022

4 min read

Overview of Tax Stamps in India

While globally, most tax stamps are used on tobacco products at federal level, the situation is somewhat different in India, where almost all tax stamps in circulation are used on alcoholic beverages at individual state level.

Countries

Nicola Sudan

5 June 2022

1 min read

SICPA to Open Global Campus in ‘Trust Valley’

In the second half of this year, SICPA will open its ‘unlimitrust’ campus, in a brand-new building situated close to its headquarters in Prilly, Switzerland.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

5 June 2022

5 min read

Why Legal Cannabis is Losing the War to Illegal Product

The market for legal cannabis is growing, and California, the largest regulated cannabis market in the United States, ranks first among states that are taking in more cannabis taxes than alcohol taxes.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

5 June 2022

2 min read

ITSA Appoints New Board and Chairman

Following its 5th Annual General Meeting, held in May 2022 in Malta during the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum, the International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) has appointed three directors to its board. Furthermore, ITSA is pleased to announce the appointment of a new chairman.

Associations Events

Ian Lancaster

5 June 2022

3 min read

ISO Tax Stamp Standard: Four Years and Counting

The Tax Stamp and Traceability Forum™ was an ideal gathering to learn how ISO 22382:2018, the international tax stamp standard, is being used. It gave the opportunity to hear revenue agencies’ and tax stamp suppliers’ attitude to the standard four years after it was published.

Regulations

Francis Tuffy

29 May 2022

4 min read

Lawyer Up and Head for the Metaverse

Without being able to hold or look at a physical object, or even capture the URL of a webpage, the challenges facing trademark infringement and brand protection are different to authentication in the real world (ITRW).

Editorials

Francis Tuffy

29 May 2022

6 min read

How Physical Brand Investigation Methods are Evolving

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an acceleration of what was already on the cards as far as brand owners are concerned: the need to change the way in which physical brand intelligence- gathering at point of sale is carried out.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

29 May 2022

3 min read

Cracking the Case of Counterfeit Eggs

The worldwide rising cost of food, due in equal measures to the war in the Ukraine, rising shipping costs and the increase in energy bills, is in danger of creating fertile ground for an increase in food fraud.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Francis Tuffy

29 May 2022

3 min read

Report Concludes Nearly Half of All Cyberattacks Involve Brand Impersonation

Anti-fraud product provider Outseer has released its latest findings on brand abuse, and it doesn’t make pleasant reading for online banking and eCommerce. According to the latest quarterly analysis from Outseer’s FraudAction team, brand impersonation scams continue to exploit the sharp rise in digital banking and eCommerce during the pandemic.

Reports & Studies

Francis Tuffy

29 May 2022

3 min read

Mary Poppins to Help Thwart Pharmaceutical Counterfeiters

Pharmaceuticals are among the most heavily counterfeited goods on the planet and, according to the OECD and the EUIPO, are ‘attractive for counterfeiters given the high profit margins, low risks of detection and prosecution, weak penalties, and the ease with which consumers can be deceived into believing that the counterfeit products are genuine.’

Consumer & Industrial Products

Francis Tuffy

29 May 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Chiplytics, a hardware security company building inspection technology that provides insights into the microelectronics supply chain, has announced its official launch from Scout Ventures.

Free Free

Francis Tuffy

29 May 2022

3 min read

Origyn and WatchBox Form Timely Partnership

Origyn, the Swiss foundation dedicated to identifying, authenticating and protecting the ownership of objects of value, has announced a partnership with WatchBox, a global leader in collectible luxury timepieces.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Latest News

Amazon Releases Second Brand Protection Report

Compliance and Beyond: Tax Stamps and Marks in High-Speed Production Markets

Love Me Tender

Emerging Technologies – Threats and Opportunities

SICPA’s New Platform for Mobilising Excise Revenue

Dow to Provide New EU Common Fuel Marker

Hague Groups Buys PSL Print Management

TSTF 2022 in Pictures and Quotes

Overview of Tax Stamps in India

SICPA to Open Global Campus in ‘Trust Valley’

Why Legal Cannabis is Losing the War to Illegal Product

ITSA Appoints New Board and Chairman

ISO Tax Stamp Standard: Four Years and Counting

Lawyer Up and Head for the Metaverse

How Physical Brand Investigation Methods are Evolving

Cracking the Case of Counterfeit Eggs

Report Concludes Nearly Half of All Cyberattacks Involve Brand Impersonation

Mary Poppins to Help Thwart Pharmaceutical Counterfeiters

News in Brief

Origyn and WatchBox Form Timely Partnership

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