• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• ‘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

• 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

• 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

AN Volume 27 - 2021