Hologram Industry News

Pune-based pharma packaging company Bilcare Research has launched a product to help check the menace of counterfeit drugs. The product has a label with a unique bar code made out of nanotechnology and fingerprinting.
The customer has to swipe the drug packet in the scanner or at select ATMs to verify the authenticity of the drug. MNC pharma major Pfizer vice-president John L LaMattina was also present at the function, which was attended by former president APJ Abdul Kalam.
Sources: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

Penang, MALAYASIA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will introduce a refined hologram sticker to be affixed to genuine VCDs, CDs and DVDs to combat piracy. According to Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal the introducing sticker would have better security features.
He said the hologram label, which has running serial numbers, would help the public identify original products from pirated ones.
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Sources:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/11/nation/20071211135642&sec=nation

De La Rue Holographics has been awarded a contract by Copyright Promotions Sport (CPS) to provide a highly secure brand authentication solution for The Football Association (The FA) enabling it to track and manage the England 3 Lions brand once it has been licensed.
The England Three Lions Crest is considered to be one of the most valuable sporting brands, not only in the UK but across the world. De La Rue will deliver a brand licensing solution, within the UK and Europe, incorporating a highly intuitive hologram with a secure online track and trace system. The FA’s own holograms will be originated and manufactured in a fully integrated production site in the UK then shipped to licensees and applied to hang tags and packaging of all England merchandise.
De La Rue’s solution will mean that The FA’s brand is protected against the threats from counterfeit, grey market diversion and piracy. Consumers will also benefit as they can instantly recognise and select authentic products in a climate where there are many companies seeking to produce counterfeit products in an attempt to lure consumers into buying unofficial merchandise.
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http://www.delarue.com

Sunday August 26 2007 12:20, HYDERABAD: The� Hyderabad busted an� est-ever haul of fake currency in the city — Rs 2.36 crore — and arrested four persons, including a UAE national. Already, the accused are believed to have circulated about Rs 17 lakh in the city. The Rs 500 and 1,000 denomination notes were printed in Pakistan and were sent in containers by ship via Dubai to Mumbai.
Disclosing details at a press conference on Saturday, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Balwinder Singh said the entire gang comprised at least 13 persons, including three from Pakistan. ‘‘The first consignment amounting to Rs 19 lakh in bogus currency arrived in the city in April, the second of Rs 55 lakh shortly thereafter. The third consignment reached the city a few days ago,’’ Singh added. The UAE national, Alkaz Khamis, was operating from Dubai through a front company, West India Import-Export.

SCT International, LLC, a holding company focused on security printing and brand protection, announced that is has� completed the acquisition of Sekuworks, LLC, effective August 31, 2007. Sekuworks uses patent pending and proprietary technologies to create brand protection solutions for its customers.
The Company is� amongst few� in world, providing the highest level of security and accountability to its customers which include some of the world’s most recognized brand owners.
Sources: http://www.counterfeit.com/main/news/detail/1010.html

Due to counterfeiting & brand piracy� German economy looses 20-30 billion Euros worth of turnover and about 70,000 jobs in 2006.� Association of Geraman Chambers of Commerce and Industry has launched a new “original-ist-genial.de” portal as one of step against brand piracy.� The portal will provides both theoretic and practical support. Among other things it provides free of charge downloads of a broad range of brochures such as that entitled “patents and trademark rights” (download).
Sources: http://www.just4business.eu/2007/10/new-portal-against-brand-piracy-launched/
http://www.original-ist-genial.de/

China has launched rewards of 100,000 yuan and sometimes higher for citizens who snitch on copyright violators, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday, citing the National Copyright Administration.� According to NCA sources : An organisation or individual who provides information that leads to a prosecution would receive a reward of up to 100,000 yuan ($13,310).� They� set up a hotline and email address for citizens to send information.

China has take the step due to the increased in counterfeiting cases increases in last few years.� China’s clothes markets are bursting with fake North Face jackets, Burberry raincoats, Puma sneakers and Louis Vuitton bags. Even one post office in Beijing includes a booth selling copied DVDs.

But they are unlikely to find unauthorized Beijing 2008 Olympics items, since reproduction of items bearing the official “Fuwa” or Five Friendly mascots has been strictly controlled. Beijing Olympic organisers expect to make $70 million from merchandising from the 2008 Games.
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-29729520070926

The hologram will make the new badges hard to counterfeit.� The government of UK has announced measures to prevent people abusing disabled parking badges.� The Department for Transport is also to make Blue Badges available to very young severely disabled children and people with upper limb disabilities. The government has used� hologram as a security option to� make the badges harder to copy.
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6992921.stm

WASHINGTON, DC - According to a press release ” The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the US Chamber of Commerce are presenting a seminar in Portland, Oregon on September 14, 2007″.

The� seminar will highlight the growing threats of counterfeiting and piracy, while providing practical information on how businesses can protect their own intellectual property rights both in the United States and overseas.
Source: http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4902&lang=en

Zebra Technologies , a worldwide leader in card printing and bar code labeling solutions, has� introduced the Zebra(R) P630i(TM) single-sided laminating card printer. According to Mr. Ram Ramaprasad, director of product managemet of Zebra”"The P630i lets organizations create high security photo ID cards and access control credentials reliably and quickly,”. � These cards are� used to print tens of millions of secure IDs by governments in dozens of countries, including driver’s licenses in many U.S. states.� It has� a unique range of security� include customizable holograms and other covert features within the laminate as well as a variety of encoding options.
Sources:� http://www.zebracard.com.