Glossary
The go-to glossary for brand leaders, legal teams, and packaging partners fighting counterfeit risk.
Category 01
Anti-Counterfeiting Terms
The core concepts and technologies used to detect, deter and prove counterfeit activity.
22 terms
Brand Protection Tools: What They Are and the Main Types
Chain of Custody
Counterfeit Detection
Digital Authentication
Digital Watermarking
DNA Markers
Dynamic QR Codes
Fraud Prevention
Hologram Stickers
Intelligent Packaging
NFC Authentication
Product Verification: How to Check a Product Is Genuine
QR Code Authentication
RFID Technology
Secure Packaging
Security Thread
Serial Number Tracking
Serialization
Smart Labels
Tamper Evident Packaging
Track and Trace
UV Security Ink
Category 02
Industry Terms
Vocabulary for the sectors where counterfeiting carries the highest cost to safety and revenue.
10 terms
Category 03
Anti-Counterfeiting Acts
The laws, treaties and standards that shape how counterfeits are regulated and enforced.
18 terms
ACTA
Berne Convention
China Anti-Unfair Competition Law
DPP
DSCSA Compliance
EU General Product Safety Directive
GS1
INFORM Consumers Act
ISO 12931
Lanham Act
SAE AS5553
Trade Facilitation Agreement
TREAD Act
TRIPS Agreement
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
UNTOC
WIPO Copyright Treaty