Services include:
- Technology Specification: Impartial advice on which types of authentication
technologies are best suited to different substrates and applications systems on
existing production lines
- Security Features Evaluation: Consultancy regarding the efficacy of different types
of optical feature and the ways some features can be simulated or duplicated by counterfeiters
- Counterfeit Analysis: Analysis and evaluation of counterfeit features found on
fake and security documents (banknotes, passports, etc.) and guidance on improving
security features
- Project Management for Holograms & OVDs: independent and impartial
consultancy for brand owners, government departments and financial institutions
wanting to commission a custom hologram, OVD or DOVID - from guidance on selecting
types of hologram and choice of suppliers, through to full project-management ensuring
production conforms to specified parameters
- Market Analysis: Reports, articles & studies on the market for Anti-counterfeiting
technologies.
- Training & Presentations: Workshops, courses and tutorials on Document
Security, Anti-Counterfeit Techniques, Embossed & Classical Holography Techniques
and Digital Holography
-Litigation: Expert Witness: The duty of an expert witness
is to the Court by providing knowledge in a fair and impartial manner. David Pizzanelli
offers advice in litigation situations as an expert witness - Patent Claim & Description
Analysis: David Pizzanelli offers advice in the capacity of someone “skilled-in-the-art”
to PhD level.
- Arbitration Facilitator: for situations involving two parties with
an ongoing dispute that requires arbitration, thereby avoiding costly litigation.
Authentication technologies are rapidly changing and government departments, financial
institutions and industry need all the help they can get to guide them through the
maze of options available today. Product and document security is a complex subject
and purchasing technology for band protection or government security documents is
not an easy task for the uninitiated. With commercial contracts worth several thousand
pounds it is vital to get some independent, impartial advice from someone with several
years experience in this field. David Pizzanelli provides independent consultancy
services in the area of Anti-Counterfeiting, Security Documents and Brand Protection
starting with a single hour of consultancy and advice.
