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Method and system for preventing counterfeiting of high price wholesale and retail items

US6226619A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1998
Grant dateMay 1, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2203/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for preventing counterfeiting of an item, include an interrogatable tag attached to the item. The item includes visible indicia for comparison with secret, non-duplicable information stored in the tag designating authenticity.

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