anti-counterfeiting
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Systech International: The barcode has a fingerprint
A serial number tells you which box you are holding. Systech goes further, using the tiny accidents of printing to help prove that the box is real.
Red Points and the cost of being copied
FILA ran out of patience with fighting fakes by hand. Red Points built a business around the awkward truth that a counterfeit listing can multiply faster than a lawyer can remove it.
The Grand Rapids Company That Puts a Radio Inside Your Pill Bottle Cap
How a vertically integrated RFID factory in Michigan built a business on a simple bet: that the smartest part of a medicine bottle should be the cap.
Ennoventure makes the package its own proof.
The anti-counterfeit company hides authentication inside packaging artwork. Its real test is getting that invisible protection into the hands of people buying, selling and fitting the goods.
Proof Authentication
Proof Authentication is a Boston-based technology company that builds anti-counterfeiting and brand-protection solutions for large consumer brands. Its patented approach pairs a non-duplicatable printed mark with a custom smartphone app, letting consumers verify a product's authenticity in seconds while giving brands real-time data to enforce against counterfeits. Formed in 2021 to acquire the DSS Digital division of Document Security Systems, the company is led by CEO Dan McKinnon, former Head of Global Brand Protection at New Balance, and serves Fortune 500 companies.