Method and system for preventing parallel marketing of wholesale and retail items
US6817538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24934
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for detecting parallel marketing of an item, include forming at least one of a coating and a code on the item, interrogating the at least one of the coating and said code, and determining from the interrogating whether the item has been transferred from an authorized merchant to an unauthorized merchant.
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