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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2007
Claude-alain Despland, Prilly, CH;
Mathieu Schmid, Lausanne, CH;
Pierre Degott, Crissier, CH;
Edgar Müller, Fribourg, CH;
Albert Stichelberger, Leonding, AT;
Claude-Alain Despland, Prilly, CH;
Mathieu Schmid, Lausanne, CH;
Pierre Degott, Crissier, CH;
Edgar Müller, Fribourg, CH;
Albert Stichelberger, Leonding, AT;
SICPA Holding SA, Prilly, CH;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a security element comprising a transparent substrate and a magnetically oriented image coating on said substrate, wherein said image coating is preferably laid out such as to show a 3-dimensional effect, appearing in positive or negative relief respectively, if observed form the recto- or the verso side, respectively. The security element can be easily identified by the unaided eye, by just turning around the document and observing the angle-dependent image on either side. On the other hand, the security element cannot be reproduced by scanning or copying the document.