Patent ID: 8067056

Claim:
A method for the production of an antifalsification identification element including at least one layer reflecting electromagnetic waves, one spacer layer and one layer formed of metallic clusters, the method comprising: applying a partial layer or an all-over layer which reflects electromagnetic waves onto a first carrier substrate; after said applying the layer which reflects electromagnetic waves, applying at least one partial polymeric layer and/or all-over polymeric layer of defined thickness onto the first carrier substrate to form a spacer layer; modifying the spacer layer by a process selected from a group consisting of a PVD process, a CVD process, and treatment with oxidizing fluids; and applying a layer formed of metallic clusters onto a second carrier substrate the layer formed of metallic clusters being produced by a method of vacuum technology or by solvent-based- systems, wherein after said applying the layer which reflects electromagnetic waves and said applying the polymeric layer, and after said applying the layer formed of metallic clusters onto the second carrier substrate, the first carrier substrate and the second carrier substrate are connected such that the layer formed of metallic clusters is applied to the spacer layer to form the antifalsification identification element.