Method for discouraging counterfeiting of product labels, involves printing small dots within product label, where small dots are interpreted by counterfeiter as speck of dirt or flaw or misprint in printing of label

摘要

The method involves printing a set of small dots (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26) within a product label (10), where the small dots are interpreted by the counterfeiter as a speck of dirt or a flaw or misprint in the printing of the label, so that the counterfeiter counterfeits the label. The small dots are printed at a particular location or in a particular pattern such that a trained observer examines a label and discerns presence or absence of the small dots to conclude that the label is authentic if the small dots are present and counterfeit if the small dots are absent. An independent claim is also included for a product label for discouraging the counterfeiting.