The Anti-Counterfeiting SIG

The Auto-ID Lab St. Gallen/Zurich launched the Anti-Counterfeiting Special Interest Group (SIG) in January 2005. The SIG will develop practical concepts geared to combating counterfeiting, theft and illicit imports using RFID technology. It is directed at manufacturers who want to protect themselves against product counterfeiting or unauthorized sales, as well as organizations who wish to play an active role in fighting product and brand piracy. For a detailed description of the Anti-Counterfeiting SIG, please download our brochure. It is available in English and German.

Illicit Trade Symposium, Zurich
The first Illicit Trade Symposium Zurich took place on November 15th. The related documents are available here.

SIG Workshop V, Frankfurt
The fifths Anti-Counterfeiting Workshop took place in Frankfurt on April 6th. For the participating companies, the documents are now available online in the internal area.

Further Research Activities
The Anti-Counterfeiting Special Interest Group achieved its ambitious aims as defined at the beginning of the research initiative. The work will be further advanced within the Auto-ID Labs Flagship Project "Anti-Counterfeiting and Secure Supply Chain" as well as on behalf the Projects "SToP - Stop Tampering of Products" and "BRIGE - Building Radio frequency IDentification solutions for the Global Environment" which are supported under the Sixth Framework Program of the European Commission.

Contact
If you have any questions concerning the Anti-Counterfeiting Research, please contact Thorsten Staake by Email: thorsten.staake@unisg.ch or Telephone: +41 71 224 72 40.