October 1, 2024
OpSec Security and SAKATA INX Corporation, a leading provider of performance products, are pleased to announce the launch of SAKATA Brand Solutions Co. Ltd., and a milestone in the relationship between the two parties. The new company will offer an extensive range of brand protection solutions, engineered by OpSec, featuring innovative technologies and proven in major brands and government agencies worldwide. SAKATA Brand Solutions Co. Ltd. will be the sole distributor for OpSec in Japan, as well as taking on support for OpSec customers in the region.
SAKATA INX is a provider of high quality, high performance products for printing, graphic arts, and information-related applications. It traces its history back more than a century and, from its origins in Osaka, its operations now span more than 20 countries and regions. As a company that embraces both innovation and opportunities, SAKATA INX is committed to meeting new market challenges and strengthening its offerings for customers and stakeholders. SAKATA Brand Solutions Co. Ltd. will help deliver on a vision to promote greater security, safety, and sustainability in supply chains, products, and services. With its inks and materials already present in many everyday products, the new company will enable SAKATA INX to extend the role it plays for leading brands and consumers in Japan.
OpSec Security is recognized as a pioneer and trusted partner in brand protection. For more than 40 years it has supported leading enterprises to help maximize the value of intellectual property (IP) and brands, whilst mitigating threats from infringement and imitation, brand abuse and impersonation, and non-compliance. Its OpSec Inspire portfolio of authentication and enhancement products uses advanced optical science and materials, as well as security printing and digital technologies. OpSec Insight software enables the traceability of products and management of licensing and marketing programs. It also underpins brand and content protection services that safeguard against multiple forms of brand and IP abuse online, as well as providing valuable business intelligence.
SAKATA INX and OpSec Security entered into a strategic relationship in December 2023, and have since been working together to develop opportunities in the Japanese market. By leveraging the regional insights, product sales expertise, and solutions approach that SAKATA INX has cultivated over many years, as well an extensive domestic and international network, OpSec technologies will become accessible to an even wider range of customers. The two companies will work closely in developing, designing, and deploying solutions, as well as in ongoing support and servicing. Market and industry insights that SAKATA INX will bring will also contribute to future OpSec product development.
The establishment of the new company will strengthen the OpSec position in Japan and will further enhance the provision of comprehensive brand protection solutions to brand owners in this important region. SAKATA Brand Solutions Co. Ltd. and OpSec will bring together talented teams and innovative technology to provide customers with solutions that meet their evolving brand protection needs. In addition, they will collaborate to bring new perspectives on the emerging challenges and enduring concerns that confront brand owners, governments, and consumers in this dynamic industry.