Gemalto Sa

Jarmo Nikkila

The invention relates to a process for securing an identification document and to a secure identification document. More particularly, the process uses UV sensitive ink(s) to define a pattern only visible under UV radiations, by printing a first layer of a transparent ablation varnish (), printing a layer () of UV sensitive ink(s) over said first layer of transparent ablation varnish, removing parts of the layer () of UV sensitive ink(s), by means of a laser beam, some remaining areas of said UV sensitive ink(s) defining said pattern to be revealed in color under UV radiations, and some areas, where the UV sensitive ink(s) has been removed and the laser beam has interacted with the ablation varnish (), absorbing the UV radiations with effect of creating black color. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

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Meudon, Finland

Jarmo Nikkila