Editing Counterfeit (section)

== Anti-counterfeiting technologies ==
Anti-counterfeiting technologies are added to products or their packaging to allow consumers or inspectors to check whether a product is authentic. The [[European Union Intellectual Property Office|EUIPO]] Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights has developed an anti-counterfeiting technology guide,<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2021 |title=EUIPO Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Guide |url=https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/publications/anti-counterfeiting-technology-guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317234513/https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/news/-/action/view/8550135 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |website=European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights}}</ref>  to address the lack of information on technology solutions available on the market and help companies improve their protection against counterfeiting.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dillon|first=Frank|date=8 June 2021|title=13% of consumers misled into buying counterfeit goods or services|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/13-of-consumers-misled-into-buying-counterfeit-goods-or-services-1.4586818|url-status=live|access-date=17 June 2021|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608145106/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/13-of-consumers-misled-into-buying-counterfeit-goods-or-services-1.4586818 |archive-date=8 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 March 2021|title=Counterfeit problem? The 2021 Anti-counterfeiting Technology Guide|url=https://www.scantrust.com/anti-counterfeiting-in-2021-from-blockchain-and-holograms-to-copy-detection-patterns/|url-status=live|access-date=17 June 2021|website=Scantrust|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323203139/https://www.scantrust.com/anti-counterfeiting-in-2021-from-blockchain-and-holograms-to-copy-detection-patterns/ |archive-date=23 March 2021 }}</ref> In this guide, the main anti-counterfeiting technologies currently on the market are described, and classified into five main categories:<ref>{{Cite web|last=Linsner|first=Bristows LLP-Marc|title=EUIPO Observatory publishes Anti-counterfeiting Technology Guide {{!}} Lexology|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=91842dca-ae41-424a-867c-d8c9c53b68a0|access-date=18 March 2021|website=www.lexology.com|date=2 March 2021 |language=en|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623191454/https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=91842dca-ae41-424a-867c-d8c9c53b68a0|url-status=live}}</ref>

* Electronic technologies 
* Marking technologies 
* Chemical and physical technologies
* Mechanical technologies
* Technologies for digital media 
The [[International Organization for Standardization|International Standard Organization]] has also published standards related to the implementation of anti-counterfeiting solutions, including ISO 12931<ref>{{Cite journal|date=5 October 2012|title=ISO 12931, la norme anti-contrefaçon pour tous|url=https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/iso-12931-la-norme-anti-contrefacon-pour-tous.N183472|language=fr|access-date=17 June 2021|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212801/https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/iso-12931-la-norme-anti-contrefacon-pour-tous.N183472|url-status=live |last1=Nouvelle |first1=L'Usine }}</ref>  and [[ISO 22381]].