Authentication mark for a product or product package
First Claim
1. An authentication mark to be applied to a substrate for aiding in the determination of whether the substrate is authentic, comprising:
- a first image comprising a first compound, the first compound adapted to be altered by a consumer between at least a first state and a second state, wherein a change from the first state to the second state suggests that the substrate is authentic.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an authentication mark for application to a product or product packaging that allows a consumer to at least partially determine whether the product or product packaging is authentic. The authentication mark comprises a first image that a consumer can change between a first state and a second state. The mark may also include a second image, which may only be verified by using a detection device. The first and second images, may be applied in one or more locations on the product or product packaging and may completely overlie or partially intersect one another or be on distinct portions of product or product package.
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44 Claims
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1. An authentication mark to be applied to a substrate for aiding in the determination of whether the substrate is authentic, comprising:
a first image comprising a first compound, the first compound adapted to be altered by a consumer between at least a first state and a second state, wherein a change from the first state to the second state suggests that the substrate is authentic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An authentication mark to be applied to a substrate for aiding in the determination of whether the substrate is authentic, comprising:
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a first image comprising a first compound, the first compound adapted to be altered by a consumer between at least a first state and a second state, wherein a change from the first state to the second state suggests that the substrate is authentic, and wherein the first compound is visible to the naked eye in at least one of the first and second states; and
a second image comprising a second compound, the second compound not being visible to the naked eye. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of authenticating a substrate having an authentication mark on the substrate, wherein a consumer can perform at least a portion of an authentication, the mark comprising a first image, wherein a first compound is used to create at least a portion of the first image, the first compound adapted to be altered between at least a first state and a second state, the method comprising:
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viewing the first image when the first compound is in the first state;
changing the first compound from the first state to the second state;
viewing the first image when the first compound is in the second state; and
determining whether the mark is authentic based on a change between the first and second states. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An authentication mark to be applied to a substrate for aiding in the determination of whether the substrate is authentic, comprising:
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a first image comprising a hologram; and
a second image comprising a compound, the second image not being visible to the naked eye. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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