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(43) Date of publication: 20.11.2024 Bulletin 2024/47 (21) Application number: 23739818.5 (22) Date of filing: 11.01.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B42D 25/41(2014.01) B42D 25/328(2014.01) B42D 25/45(2014.01) B42D 25/373(2014.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B42D 25/373; B42D 25/41; B42D 25/324; B42D 25/351; B42D 25/435; B42D 25/455; B42D 25/46 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2023/050026 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/133632 (20.07.2023 Gazette 2023/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 14.01.2022 CA 3145610 (71) Applicant: Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 1A1 (CA)	(72) Inventors: GAUDREAU, Marc Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1R1 (CA) THURAILINGAM, Thivaharan Stittsville, Ontario K2S 1W1 (CA) (74) Representative: Liebetanz, Michael  Isler & Pedrazzini AG Giesshübelstrasse 45 Postfach 1772 8027 Zürich 8027 Zürich (CH)