Counterfeit goods cost the economy up to $250 billion a year, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seizing nearly $80 million in counterfeit pharmaceuticals and personal care products in one year alone. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 200,000 people die each year due to ineffective and substandard (counterfeit) malaria drugs. The WHO also reports similar issues in the medical device market. In 2010, over 8% of devices in circulation were counterfeit and that number increased by 50%…