In 2021, a large‑scale tax‑label system was launched in a Southeast Asian country with THYMARIS supplying the core authentication technology. Billions of labels are produced each year and affixed to a wide variety of products. Because the system relies on public scanning, it generates a five‑digit‑plus volume of authentication checks monthly, enabling rapid detection of counterfeit activities. Suspected offenders are promptly identified and handed over to law‑enforcement for neutralization. Compared with traditional optical or physical authentication methods, this approach delivers a dramatically higher level of effectiveness as follows:
Traditional authentication methods—such as inspecting holograms, security inks, or guilloché patterns—are labor‑intensive and require highly trained specialists. Consequently, only a limited number of items can be examined, producing insufficient data to identify and prosecute a meaningful share of counterfeiters. After a few years, the volume of falsified tax labels becomes so high that the entire system must be replaced.
Using smartphones for authentication is both convenient and reliable. The simple act of scanning encourages broad public participation, generating a high volume of scans that underpin effective market surveillance. New counterfeit operations are identified and stopped almost instantly, keeping the overall counterfeiting rate consistently low since the system’s launch.
Thymaris allows to acquire real time data of the supply chain. Because it can combine uniqueness information with originality status of objects it can create a comprehensive status of all assets.
Thymaris is specifically designed to wor with off the shelf smartphones without accessories. This allows scanning by everyone.
The patent protected Thymaris technology allows to make validity checks and authentication checks in one scan. This avoids cumbersome processes.