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Thursday, July 15 2021 - 05:07
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Authentix(R) Completes Acquisition of Strategic IP Information Pte Ltd (SIPI) Expanding its Growth in Digital Brand Protection
ADDISON, Texas, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Authentix, the authority in authentication and information services, announced 
that it has acquired Asia's leading online brand and content rights protection 
provider, Strategic IP Information Pte Ltd (SIPI).

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For over ten years, SIPI has offered state-of-the-art services for brands to 
track unauthorized channels for counterfeit products and manufacturers through 
its proprietary online tools and array of services including physical 
enforcement and taking down pirated listings. Using a team of dedicated 
analysts and sophisticated platform technology, SIPI is able to promptly detect 
infringement data and counterfeiting activity for rapid action and 
consolidated, insightful reports for its growing brand owner customer base. 
SIPI presently serves over 200 global brands and is partnered with numerous 
major global law firms along with its own teams in New Delhi, Shenzhen, Paris, 
New York, and Geneva.

"This strategic acquisition expands our portfolio of digital security 
technologies to include online anti-counterfeiting and content rights solutions 
and increases the scope of offerings for our brand protection clients," stated 
Kevin McKenna, CEO of Authentix, adding "a key element of our growth plan 
includes the integration of both online investigation and copyright protection 
services and SIPI is a high-quality organization that fits perfectly with 
Authentix capabilities and strategic direction."

SIPI's founder and Chairman, Bharat Dube (former Head of Anti-counterfeiting 
for the Richemont Group) said, "We are extremely proud to be joining forces 
with the highly talented and experienced team at Authentix.  The cutting-edge 
track and trace solutions provided by Authentix, in combination with the online 
and offline enforcement solutions we have developed, should offer highly secure 
protection to the world's leading brands."

SIPI's CEO, Bharat Kapoor added, "With the support and backing of Authentix, we 
are confident of becoming the world's leading service provider of online brand 
protection."

SIPI will remain a stand-alone operating entity retaining its respective 
brands, with a plan to integrate within the Authentix group of companies and 
further grow its collective set of strategic offerings and leverage the larger 
Authentix sales platform in the market.

About SIPI:
Headquartered in Singapore, SIPI provides fully managed online brand protection 
and content rights monitoring and enforcement services for Fortune 500 
companies in the luxury goods, fashion, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, spirits, 
manufacturing, automotive and media industries. SIPI operates Veri-Site, the 
global leader in providing risk-relevant intelligence regarding rogue websites, 
intellectual property theft, cybercrime, web-enabled transnational organized 
crime, and sanctioned entities operating online. SIPI's O2O 
('online-to-offline') division focuses on investigations and offline 
enforcement in China, India, and several other Asian countries.

About Authentix:
As the authority in authentication solutions, Authentix thrives in supply chain 
complexity. Authentix provides advanced authentication solutions for 
governments, central banks, and commercial products, ensuring local economies 
grow, banknote security remains intact, and commercial products have robust 
market opportunities. The Authentix partnership approach and proven sector 
expertise inspires proactive innovation, helping customers mitigate risks to 
promote revenue growth and gain competitive advantage.  Headquartered in 
Addison, Texas USA, Authentix, Inc. has offices in the North America, Europe, 
Middle East, and Africa serving clients worldwide. For more information, visit 
https://www.authentix.com. Authentix(R) is a registered trademark of Authentix, 
Inc.

SOURCE Authentix, Inc.

CONTACT: Kent Mansfield, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, 
kent.mansfield@authentix.com
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