METHOD FOR LABELING ARTICLES

摘要

The invention relates to a method for proving the authenticity of an article. The article, on one of its surfaces, has a section on which partners of a specifically binding pair are bound in a predetermined arrangement. The surface is contacted with a second surface that has corresponding sections on which, in at least selected areas, complementary binding partners are disposed, in such a manner that the partners react with one another, at least a part of the partners carrying a detectable label. The surfaces are then separated and the arrangement of labels so produced on at least one of the two surfaces is detected. After separation, the arrangement of partners and/or labels produced on at least one of the two surfaces differs from the original arrangement of the bound partners and/or of the labels on the surface of the article.