Anti-counterfeit labels, also known as anti-counterfeit stickers or holographic stickers, are a type of pressure-sensitive product that can be applied, printed, and transferred onto the surface of the item, its packaging, or accessories (such as product tags, business cards, and anti-counterfeit cards). They serve as identifiers with anti-counterfeit functions. The anti-counterfeit features and identification methods are the essence of anti-counterfeit labels.
Anti-counterfeiting labels are one of the anti-counterfeiting technology products (as of 2020, classified under national standards, there are a total of 6 types). Anti-counterfeiting believes that products should comply with the eight technical requirements followed by the anti-counterfeiting labels at the time of leaving the factory.
1. Identity Uniqueness: The uniqueness and non-transferable nature of anti-counterfeiting technology product identification features. For instance, digital anti-counterfeiting ensures each product has a unique identification code for its anti-counterfeiting mark, which can only be used once and cannot be transferred for reuse.
2. Stability Period: The short duration in which the anti-counterfeiting identification features of anti-counterfeiting technology products can be maintained under normal operating conditions. For example, fluorescent inks and thermochromic inks have a degradation period.
3. Safe Period: The short duration in which the anti-counterfeiting identification features of the anti-counterfeiting technology product can be successfully replicated under normal usage conditions. This is a concern for the customer and should be committed to by the manufacturer.
4. Anti-counterfeiting Strength: The durability and reliability of the function to identify authenticity and prevent counterfeiting. The anti-counterfeiting strength is composed of four elements: the number of anti-counterfeiting identification features, the number of proprietary anti-counterfeiting technologies, the difficulty of imitation, and the cost of imitation.
5. Adaptability in Use: The anti-counterfeiting identification features of the anti-counterfeiting technology products should be capable of adapting to the usage requirements of the target goods or service objects.
6. Authentication Performance: The anti-counterfeiting identification features of the product can be correctly identified by the senses or machines (instruments) within the required identification time. The primary identification emphasizes the public recognition of the anti-counterfeiting features, which can be identified through the senses alone; the secondary identification emphasizes recognition through simple instruments (such as magnifying glasses, laser pointers, UV fluorescence detectors, etc.); and the tertiary identification emphasizes identification by experts through instruments (such as DNA testing) as a basis for judicial determination. The secondary and tertiary identifications emphasize the subtlety of the anti-counterfeiting identification features.
7. Environmental Requirements: The anti-counterfeiting performance of the anti-counterfeiting technology products should meet the normal usage environment requirements of the target items.
8. Technical Security and Confidentiality: The technology for designing and manufacturing anti-counterfeiting products must ensure security and confidentiality. Additionally, economic cost adaptability should be considered, meaning that the cost of use should be minimized as much as possible while meeting anti-counterfeiting technology requirements.
