Red Bull was granted a patent for package authenticity checking.

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  "company": {
    "name": "Red Bull",
    "domain": "redbull.com"
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    "detail": "In August 2026 Red Bull patented a product-verification system for packaging, used at points where goods are inspected to identify counterfeit products.",
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    "event_at": "2026-08-25",
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    "grant_date": "2026-08-25",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12718600",
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    "patent_title": "System for checking the authenticity of products",
    "patent_number": "US12718600",
    "uspto_assignee": "Red Bull GmbH",
    "patent_abstract": "A system for checking the authenticity of a product, according to which the product is provided with an identification, the information of which is read out by a detector and is transmitted to a database via an information network and is compared with information stored there, wherein a decision regarding the authenticity or inauthenticity of the product is generated as a result of the comparison and the result of this decision is signaled at the location of the product. The product is a packaged foodstuff and the detector is arranged in a refrigerator in which the product is placed. The invention also relates to a system for optically identifying from above products on a transparent shelf surface.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A package identifier is scanned, checked against database records over a network, and the authenticity result is shown where the package is located.",
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      "product authentication",
      "database verification",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"redbull.com","limit":20}'