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Marking of products to establish identity and source

US5429952A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateAug 20, 1993
Grant dateJul 4, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/822
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In general, the invention features a method of marking a product for identification in which a low molecular weight hapten is associated with the product as a marker, where the hapten is non-deleterious to the product, inert with respect to the product, and not already associated with the product.

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