Pharmaceutical product packaging
First Claim
1. A method of verifying the authenticity of a product, the method comprising:
- reading data stored on a data storage device which forms part of the packaging of the product, wherein said data comprises a random first identifier uniquely allocated to the data storage device and a digital signature of a parameter which is based on at least a second identifier not derivable from the data;
communicating with the product manufacturer or an entity associated therewith using the random first identifier as a reference;
receiving from the product manufacturer or the entity associated therewith the second identifier; and
verifying the digital signature using the second identifier received from the product manufacturer or the entity associated therewith.
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Abstract
A method of verifying the authenticity of a product includes reading data from a data storage device which forms part of the packaging of the product, determining from the data an identity code for the data storage device, a random first identifier allocated to the data storage device by the product manufacturer and a digital signature of a parameter which is based on at least a second identifier not derivable from the data, communicating with the product manufacturer or an entity associated therewith using the random first identifier as a reference, receiving from the product manufacturer or the entity associated therewith the second identifier, and verifying the digital signature using the second identifier.
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1. A method of verifying the authenticity of a product, the method comprising:
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reading data stored on a data storage device which forms part of the packaging of the product, wherein said data comprises a random first identifier uniquely allocated to the data storage device and a digital signature of a parameter which is based on at least a second identifier not derivable from the data; communicating with the product manufacturer or an entity associated therewith using the random first identifier as a reference; receiving from the product manufacturer or the entity associated therewith the second identifier; and verifying the digital signature using the second identifier received from the product manufacturer or the entity associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21)
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12. A method of providing data for verification of the authenticity of a pharmaceutical product, the method comprising:
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providing a data storage device as part of the packaging of the pharmaceutical product; storing data on the data storage device, wherein said data comprises an identity code for the data storage device, a random first identifier uniquely allocated to the data storage device and a digital signature of a parameter based on at least a second identifier not derivable from the data; and upon receipt of the first identifier from a third party and upon verification that the received first identifier is valid, providing the second identifier to the third party, thereby to enable the third party to verify the digital signature using the second identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24)
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17. A pharmaceutical product packaging comprising a data storage device storing read only data, the data comprising:
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an identity code for the data storage device; a random first identifier allocated to the data storage device by the pharmaceutical product manufacturer or an entity associated therewith; and a digital signature of a parameter, which parameter is based on at least a second identifier not derivable from the data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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