# South Korea's New K-Brand Tech Stops Fake Food

> South Korea uses banknote tech to verify authentic K-food with smartphone scan.
- Title: South Korea's New K-Brand Tech Stops Fake Food · BigGo Finance
- Summary: South Korea uses banknote tech to verify authentic K-food with smartphone scan. South Korea launched a national certification trademark with AI…
- Keywords: south korea, k-brand national certification trademark, ai digital watermark, samyang foods, amorepacific, korea ginseng corp, korean intellectual property office, k-minting security printing, finance, markets, South, Korea's
- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/f2f8bcbe-8e55-4030-bb2b-f49a820d4312
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-10T00:55:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: south korea, k-brand national certification trademark, ai digital watermark, samyang foods, amorepacific, korea ginseng corp, korean intellectual property office, k-minting security printing, finance, markets
## South Korea launches K-Brand certification
South Korea's state mint and intellectual property office launched a national certification trademark combining banknote anti-counterfeiting technology with ai.
## QR code scan verifies products
Consumers scan qr code next to trademark with smartphone to verify product authenticity in 15 languages without app installation.
## AI digital watermark technology
The ai digital watermark embedded in the mark makes simple imitation extremely difficult.
## 31 companies apply for certification
Thirty-one companies including samyang foods and amorepacific have applied to use the certification.
## Government plans scan data analysis
Government will analyze scan data to identify counterfeit regions and coordinate with local enforcement agencies.
## Counterfeit products cause damage
Counterfeit products have damaged domestic companies and undermined k-brand credibility globally.
## Key takeaway

South Korea launched a national certification trademark with AI anti-counterfeiting tech to verify genuine Korean food and cosmetics products via smartphone QR code scans.