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August 2023

  • Nike Joins Surge in NFC Tags on Sneakers
  • De La Rue Extends Brand Protection Contract with Mason Pearson
  • EUIPO Unveils EBSI-ELSA for Global Supply Chain Product Authentication
  • Diamonds are a Counterfeiter’s Worst Enemy
  • Leather Industry Urges Airlines to Ensure Traceability
  • More New Developments for Protecting Gold Bars and Coins
  • How Cisco Plugs Counterfeit Networks
  • IPR Counterfeiting is on the Rise, Reports WCO
  • Nanobrick Carving a Market with its Active Nano Platform
  • Authenticity Problems in Global Watch Market
  • Tax Stamp Forum to Showcase Latest Solutions for Authentication and Traceability
  • Upcoming Events

July 2023

  • Chemists Develop a New Chiral Structure Creation Method
  • ASPA Forum Aims for Zero Counterfeiting
  • New Anti-Counterfeiting Fluorescent Marker Developed
  • Round Up – Brands, Traceability, Sustainability
  • Food Fraud in the UK – Here We Go Again
  • De La Rue Authentication on Track to Exceed £100 Million in Revenue
  • Global Developments Around Palm Vein Authentication
  • Raising the Counterfeiting Bar with Double-Exclusive LEP Secure Inks
  • WCO Reports the Current State of Illicit Tobacco and Alcohol Seizures
  • Time to Submit Your Paper for ODDS 2024
  • Upcoming Events

June 2023

  • Partnership Leads to New Class of Security Feature
  • US Trademark Office Seeks Input on Preventing Counterfeiting
  • Anti-Counterfeiting – The Canon Way
  • News In Brief
  • From Costa Rican Butterflies to Meta’s Latest Plasmonic Banknote Features
  • Plug and Print for Leibinger’s New Intelligent Marking System
  • Structural Colours Tell Their Own Stories
  • G+D Strengthens Position in IoT – Acquires MECOMO and Launches Smart Label
  • Fedrigoni Announces Brand Protection Portfolio
  • Upcoming Events

May 2023

  • MIT Fights Fake Seeds with Silk
  • Identifying Counterfeit Human Growth Hormones
  • Round-Up – Brands, Traceability and Sustainability
  • EU Launches Mineral Traceability Project – MaDiTraCe
  • Pharma Traceability and Authentication in India
  • IN Groupe Acquires Secure Components Business
  • Authentication & Brand News Welcomes New Co-Editor
  • Twisted Light Shows Potential for Optical Anti-Counterfeiting
  • Latest News on Security Threads for Banknotes
  • Upcoming Events

April 2023

  • Authentix Buys Royal Joh Enschedé
  • OpSec Buys Zacco, Goes Public
  • Optical & Digital Document Security Conference 2023 – An Indepth Review
  • News in Brief
  • One Barcode for Everyone and Everything…Including Authentication?
  • Amazon Reports 40% Growth in Brands Adopting Transparency Code
  • A World First for Measuring Traceability Initiatives in Luxury Goods
  • ASPA and MFI Announce 5th Traceability and Authentication Forum
  • Upcoming Events

March 2023

  • Crane’s Micro-Optics Hit a Home Run for College Athletes
  • A World First – 3D Structurally Coloured Objects
  • SCRIBOS and HP Indigo Launch Anti-Copy Direct-Print Codes
  • Securikett Launches Fully Transparent Security Label
  • Toppan Showcases Brand Packaging Products
  • AGMA Announces Event Schedule for 2023
  • UAE Launches National Drug Tracking System ‘Tatmeen’
  • Different Temperatures Revealing Different Images
  • Crown Awarded for Protecting the Brand and the Planet
  • Countering the Counterfeiters
  • One-of-a-Kind Report
  • Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture

February 2023

  • France to be the European Pilot Market for Digimarc Recycle
  • Luminescence Sun Chemical Security Acquires InData Systems
  • Distinkt – a New Name in Nanotech Authentication
  • News in Brief
  • Leading Edge Technologies for Smartphone Cameras
  • StockX Opens First Authentication Centre in Mexico
  • VerifyMe Acquires Assets of Digital Identity Brand Protection Company
  • Customers Deserve Authenticity
  • Could EU Green Product Passports Double as Anti-Counterfeiting Devices?
  • Optical & Digital Document Security Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve
  • Upcoming Events

January 2023

  • T-shirts, Stamps and Gold – the New World of Authentication
  • Stand-Out Developments in 2022 and Beyond
  • Authenticating Everything from Fuel to Banknotes – an Interview with Dr Tim Driscoll
  • ‘Brand Protection and the Global Risk of Product Counterfeits’: Flawed but Useful
  • International Standards for Smartphone Camera Testing
  • Upcoming Events

December 2022

  • Toshiba Unveils New Transparent Photoluminescent Phosphor
  • eBay Promotes Authenticity in New Ad Campaign
  • Using Additive Manufacturing to Detect Counterfeit Parts
  • 3D Printing for Security Labels
  • News in Brief
  • Review of 2022 – Turbulent Winds of Change
  • Using Translation as a Tool to Protect Your Brand
  • Holographic Security Company Spreads its Wings
  • A Case Study of Smartphone Connectivity
  • Security Focus for 2022 Holography Winners
  • Machine-Readable Holograms from IQ Structures
  • If You Want the Public to Help… Reward Them!
  • Upcoming Events

November 2022

  • Traceability in the Era of Smarter Food Safety
  • Twitter to Launch Blue, Gold, Grey Authenticity Ticks
  • Traceability App Protects Coffee in India
  • Turns Out That 3 Into 1 Will Go
  • Securikett’s It’s PAPER Wins FINAT Sustainability Award
  • News in Brief
  • StockX Removes Authenticity Guarantee on Resale Items
  • Vietnam’s QRCode Authentication System
  • Microchipping Cheese
  • Meta Gets Serious on Product Authentication
  • Getting Real with Product Authentication
  • Upcoming Events

Free Issue

October 2022

  • Making Authentication Fun
  • First HP Indigo Secure Press for Latin America
  • Authenticating in 3D Polarisation
  • Counterfeit Medicines are the New Pandemic
  • Recent Advances in NFC and What This Means for Brand Protection
  • NFC News In Brief
  • EUIPO Uses Blockchain to Block Counterfeits
  • Toppan and NICT Create Smart Card System with Post-Quantum Cryptography
  • OpSec Eco – Smart, Clean and Green
  • Upcoming Events

September 2022

  • Enschedé Collaborates on NFT Venture
  • Organic Thin-Film Sensors for Security
  • Meta Anchor Connects Physical Products to Digital Experiences
  • SICPA and UbiQD Partner for Quantum Dot Security
  • News in Brief
  • G+D Signs its Move into the Secure Packaging Market
  • Emerging Technologies – Smartphone Authentication
  • ODDS – Where Physical and Digital Security Meet
  • Taggants Help Secure Romanian Wine Industry
  • Protection Meets Sustainability in Luxury Brand
  • Upcoming Events

August 2022

  • G+D Unveils New Solution to Protect Brands
  • Hueck Folien Launches TRILUMIC® in Thread Format
  • Edible QR Codes to Counter Fake Liquor?
  • THCO – Call for Papers
  • News in Brief
  • The 12th China Academic Conference on Printing and Packaging
  • Swiss Innovators Team Up to Offer Durable Digital ID Certificates
  • ASPA Lays Out Strategic 5-Year Plan for India’s Fight Against Fakes
  • Qliktag Introduces NFC Starter Kits for Anti-Counterfeiting
  • $6.88 Million Worth of Fake Jewellery and Watches Seized
  • Revisions to China’s Trademark Laws Offer Greater Protection
  • Upcoming Events

July 2022

  • Meteoric Rise for Blockchain and Recycling Start-Up Security Matters
  • Lumenco Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
  • Anti-Counterfeiting Strength Through Randomness
  • NIST Announces Winners of Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Systems
  • New Banknote Features Come to the Fore After Two Year Hiatus – Part 2
  • Emerging Technologies – Threats and Opportunities
  • Fraudsters Continue to Target Food and Drink

June 2022

  • Toppan Shines a Light on Security
  • Linking Laser ID Marks with Tax Stamp Codes
  • Micro-Optic Labels Takes Centre Stage in HP’s Anti-Counterfeit Programme
  • News in Brief
  • Round up of New Authenticating Technologies
  • Was Ticket Fraud to Blame for Chaos at Champions League Final?
  • Nike Sues StockX Over NFTs and Counterfeit Sneakers
  • New Banknote Features Come to the Fore After Two Year Hiatus – Part 1
  • Amazon Releases Second Brand Protection Report
  • Upcoming Events

May 2022

  • How Physical Brand Investigation Methods are Evolving
  • Cracking the Case of Counterfeit Eggs
  • Lawyer Up and Head for the Metaverse
  • News in Brief
  • Mary Poppins to Help Thwart Pharmaceutical Counterfeiters
  • Origyn and WatchBox Form Timely Partnership
  • Report Concludes Nearly Half of All Cyberattacks Involve Brand
  • Impersonation
  • OECD Launches Report on eCommerce in Illicit Trade
  • Upcoming Events

April 2022

  • Crane and Essentra Partner for Next Generation Security Features
  • Digital Identities for Reusable Packaging
  • Waste Not, Want Not
  • News In Brief
  • Completing the Circle
  • More Companies Turn to Blockchain for Sustainable and Authentic Supply Chains
  • Smartphone Technology Calls In Holograms
  • The Need for New ‘Printed’ Features
  • Global Forum Gets Ready to Welcome Tax Stamp Community
  • Upcoming Events

March 2022

  • ‘Living’ Football Jerseys that Interact with Fans
  • Watermarks for Less Waste
  • Authentication Methods in Luxury Resale: Where Are All the Security Features?
  • EU Launches €47 Million Fund to Protect SME Intellectual Property
  • From 1878 to NFTs and the Metaverse – No Turning Back
  • Labelling Continues to Protect Pharma
  • Accessories Top List of Fake Goods Seized in EU
  • OpSec Security’s End-to-End Solution for Brand Protection
  • Meta’s Social Media Sites an ‘Empire’ for Counterfeiters
  • Upcoming Events

February 2022

  • Securikett IoT Platform and Labels at Heart of New Packaging Recycling Project
  • TruTrace and Laava Partner for Blockchain-Supported Traceability
  • Why Brand Protection is Important
  • 2D Barcodes Herald New Authentication and Brand Awareness Possibilities
  • News in Brief
  • KURZ Moves on With KINEGRAM DYNAMIC®
  • Silkworms Spin New User Authentication
  • KURZ Goes Green with Eco Label Range
  • ACT Now to Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights
  • Breaking the Security Mould with MicroEdge
  • Recommerce Brings Fashion and Apparel Fraud Online
  • Upcoming Events

January 2022

  • Welcome to Authentication & Brand News!
  • Nano-Structured Features – Research Continues
  • New De La Rue Innovations
  • News in Brief
  • How Taiwan Rewards Citizens for Buying Legal Goods
  • Fluorescent Organohydrogel for Encrypting Secret Information
  • Document Checking in Challenging Environments
  • Creating Caustic Surfaces
  • LumaChrome Holographic Gives Two-Factor Authentication
  • Bringing Motion Graphics to Security Print Without Additional Materials
  • Upcoming Events

Archive 2021

AN Volume 27 - 2021