Authenticating the Authentication
Great works of art come with a provenance. Great luxury handbags come with a Certificate of Authenticity from Entrupy. The certificate – either in printed or digital form – follows the bag wherever it goes, just like the provenance on a work of art. It shows the brand name, the material, the date of authentication […]
Counterfeit Handbags Flood The Retail And Resale Market
In the summer of 2018, US Customs and Border Protection filed charges against 33 people for trafficking in counterfeit goods. Government agents seized 22 shipping containers full of fake designer handbags and belts with a potential retail value of a half a billion dollars. Counterfeiting is big business. As quickly as one ring is shut […]
Destruction or Donation: Odd Journey of Confiscated Counterfeit Goods
When you develop a process to authenticate designer handbags, you’re bound to run across quite a few fakes. Our accumulated total could fill several storage units and if you add on the counterfeits discovered by all our partner stores, you’re talking about enough handbags to fill a warehouse and more. While that is quite a […]
Thanks to Fashion Week the Demand for Designer Resale is on the Rise
Fashion Week is underway and all eyes will be on the runways of New York. With every mainstream media outlet covering this iconic week, even more potential buyers will be viewing the latest in handbags from designers like Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and more. As incredible as they are, most of the new bags that […]
AI: A Data Approach to IP Rights Enforcement against Counterfeiters
On January 31, 2019, Entrupy’s CEO Vidyuth Srinivasan will be speaking at the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s conference Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property Policy Considerations. Artificial Intelligence: A Data Approach to IP Rights Enforcement against Counterfeiters One of the most exciting innovations currently happening in the intellectual property sector is the advancement of using […]
shopgoodwill.com Adopts Entrupy Product Authentication Technology
It adds trust to luxury transactions and maximize returns from high-end donations. Entrupy’s proprietary solution to be implemented in 125 Goodwill e-commerce departments nationwide, assuring all designer handbags sold on shopgoodwill.com are certified authentic Product authentication technology Entrupy today announced that shopgoodwill.com will be implementing the company’s artificial intelligence-based solution to guarantee the authenticity of […]
Entrupy at the National Retail Federation Conference
Entrupy will be at NRF Retail’s Big Show again this year from January 13th to January 15th in New York City. NRF Retail’s Big Show is a marketplace for ideas and relationships. It’s a chance to forge new partnerships, try out best-in-class experiences, and learn from some of the biggest players transforming retail today. Vidyuth Srinivasan, Entrupy’s Co-Founder […]