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Nicola Sudan

3 April 2022

3 min read

Cannabis In The News

A new nationwide study commissioned by SICPA North America shows overwhelming support among cannabis users for more in-depth information about the products they may use.

Excise Products

Sven Bergmann

3 April 2022

6 min read

The Green Gold Mine – Cannabis

Cannabis is fast becoming one of the top excise revenue sources for states that have legalized the substance. Cannabis excise tax revenue collection, as a matter of fact, is outpacing liquor tax collection in most states where it has been legalized.

Excise Products Free Free

Nicola Sudan

3 April 2022

7 min read

No Way Back for South Africa’s Legal Tobacco Market?

Eighteen months after lifting its cigarette ban, South Africa still struggles with inflated illicit sales, proving that the experts were right when they said the ban would entrench illicit trade into the day-to-day life of the country and make it very difficult to eradicate.

Countries Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

3 April 2022

3 min read

NGOs Advise EU to Eliminate Roles Allocated to Tobacco Industry

The Smoke Free Partnership, a European coalition of NGOs working to mobilise governments to make tobacco control a political priority, has raised concerns about the track and trace provisions of the EU Tobacco Products Directive.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

3 April 2022

1 min read

Pakistan Revenue’s New Mantra: ‘No Production Without Taxation’

During a recent symposium on the implementation of track and trace in the fertiliser sector, Pakistan’s FBR declared that, given the proven success of the system on tobacco and sugar, its aim going forward was to ensure ‘no production without taxation’ across the country.

Countries Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

3 April 2022

2 min read

Delhi to Introduce Liquor in Tetra Pak

After the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Goa, consumers in Delhi will soon be able to buy liquor in 180ml Tetra Pak containers.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

3 April 2022

3 min read

New Speakers Confirmed for Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum

The programme for the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™ is now complete, and promises to deliver a compelling and informative mix of technical papers, case studies, panel discussions and roundtable workshops.

Events

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

2 min read

Accessories Top List of Fake Goods Seized in EU

Intellectual property infringing products with a value of almost €2 billion were seized in the EU’s internal market and at external borders in 2020, according to an annual seizures report published at the end of last year.

Reports & Studies

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

7 min read

Authentication Methods in Luxury Resale: Where Are All the Security Features?

Luxury and premium resale platforms and brands are improving their authentication processes in response to more sophisticated counterfeits, according to a report by Bella Webb of Vogue Business.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

3 min read

‘Living’ Football Jerseys that Interact with Fans

Identiv, Inc, a Nasdaq-listed provider of secure identification systems within the Internet of Things, has expanded its partnership with collectID in Switzerland, to provide a product authentication and consumer interaction solution on collectible football jerseys, via the use of embeddable near-field communication, life-of-garment tags.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

3 min read

OpSec Security’s End-to-End Solution for Brand Protection

In the January issue of Authentication & Brand News™, we described how brand protection systems increasingly consist of an integrated physical/digital solution that offers multiple functions.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

3 min read

Watermarks for Less Waste

Digital watermark specialist Digimarc was recently featured in a news clip from the BBC, the UK’s broadcaster, on how invisible watermarks could increase plastic recycling. The clip explored industry testing efforts in Europe and discussed packaging attributes that could be identified through the use of Digimarc’s technology, giving plastic packaging a so-called ‘voice’.

Sustainability

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

2 min read

EU Launches €47 Million Fund to Protect SME Intellectual Property

In January, the European Commission and European Union Intellectual Property Office launched the new EU SME Fund, which offers vouchers for EU-based SMEs to help them protect their intellectual property rights.

Brand Protection

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

2 min read

Meta’s Social Media Sites an ‘Empire’ for Counterfeiters

Meta’s top social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have become enormously successful e-commerce channels, and the counterfeiters have followed the money, says a new report by Ghostdata.

Brand Protection

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

2 min read

Labelling Continues to Protect Pharma

Pharmaceuticals remain a real and potentially dangerous target for fraudsters, as these two new tamper-evident and anti-counterfeit developments testify.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Nicola Sudan

23 March 2022

4 min read

From 1878 to NFTs and the Metaverse – No Turning Back

With all of the media coverage surrounding the use of technology in the fight against online piracy and counterfeiting, we shouldn’t forget that trademark and copyright infringements were going on long before the invention of the world-wide-web.

Free Free

Nicola Sudan

10 March 2022

3 min read

NGOs Advise EU to Eliminate Roles Allocated to Tobacco Industry

The Smoke Free Partnership, a European coalition of NGOs working to mobilise governments to make tobacco control a political priority, has raised concerns about the track and trace provisions of the EU Tobacco Products Directive.

Excise Products Regulations

Francis Tuffy

1 March 2022

2 min read

KURZ Moves on With KINEGRAM DYNAMIC®

Foil and thin film technology company KURZ has been a pioneer in the use of diffractive optical anti-counterfeit features on banknotes since its earliest developments. Now, KURZ has made another step forward, with OVD Kinegram (OVDK), a member of the KURZ Group since 1999, in introducing its latest optical technology, KINEGRAM DYNAMIC®.

Overt Security

Francis Tuffy

1 March 2022

3 min read

Securikett IoT Platform and Labels at Heart of New Packaging Recycling Project

The Austrian pilot project ‘Digi-Cycle’ – supported by the Austrian drinks industry to facilitate householding recycling of beverage containers through a rewards scheme – took place last August and September. Central to the pilot were tamper-evident labels and a system for generating limitless UIDs by Austrian security solutions provider Securikett.

Sustainability

Francis Tuffy

1 March 2022

2 min read

Breaking the Security Mould with MicroEdge

Nanopixel, a subsidiary of the light science technologies group Lumenco, has announced the creation of MicroEdge™, a patented optical security feature that can be moulded directly into the surface of plastic products or packaging.

Overt Security

Latest News

Cannabis In The News

The Green Gold Mine – Cannabis

No Way Back for South Africa’s Legal Tobacco Market?

NGOs Advise EU to Eliminate Roles Allocated to Tobacco Industry

Pakistan Revenue’s New Mantra: ‘No Production Without Taxation’

Delhi to Introduce Liquor in Tetra Pak

New Speakers Confirmed for Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum

Accessories Top List of Fake Goods Seized in EU

Authentication Methods in Luxury Resale: Where Are All the Security Features?

‘Living’ Football Jerseys that Interact with Fans

OpSec Security’s End-to-End Solution for Brand Protection

Watermarks for Less Waste

EU Launches €47 Million Fund to Protect SME Intellectual Property

Meta’s Social Media Sites an ‘Empire’ for Counterfeiters

Labelling Continues to Protect Pharma

From 1878 to NFTs and the Metaverse – No Turning Back

NGOs Advise EU to Eliminate Roles Allocated to Tobacco Industry

KURZ Moves on With KINEGRAM DYNAMIC®

Securikett IoT Platform and Labels at Heart of New Packaging Recycling Project

Breaking the Security Mould with MicroEdge

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