Charlie’s Holdings And IKE Tech Promote Age Verify Commercialization

Charlie’s Holdings has signed a licensing agreement with IKE Tech to promote the commercialization of an age verification activation system for vaping products in the United States. This technology combines biometric authentication, low-power Bluetooth (BLE) hardware, and mobile applications to achieve device level, continuous real-time age verification. Charlie’s plans to test the system with its SBX nicotine analogue product this spring and plan to apply it to the PACHA brand electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) in the future. A multi center human factors verification study disclosed by the company showed a completion rate of 100% for age verification and a 0% activation rate for minors.

The core points of the article are:
1. Charlie’s Holdings has signed a licensing agreement with IKE Tech to promote the commercialization of an age verification activation system for vape products in the United States.
2. The system combines biometric authentication, low-power Bluetooth (BLE) hardware, and mobile applications to achieve device level, continuous real-time age verification.
3. Charlie’s plans to test the technology this spring with SBX nicotine analogue products that do not require FDA pre-market authorization, and intends to apply it to PACHA brand electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the future.
4. According to the company’s disclosure, a multi center human factors verification study showed a completion rate of 100% for age verification, a 0% activation rate for minors, and automatic device deactivation after inactivity or Bluetooth disconnection.

According to the agreement, Charlie’s will obtain a license to use IKE age verification technology. The system combines biometric authentication, low-power Bluetooth (BLE) hardware, and mobile applications to restrict devices from being activated and used only by adults who have completed age verification through a continuous, real-time age verification mechanism.
IKE Tech is a joint venture company specializing in identity and age verification technology for vapes and related products, jointly established by Ispire Technology Inc., Touch Point Worldwide Inc. (operated under the name Berify), and Chemolar Inc.
According to the company’s disclosure, this technology is integrated with the biometric function in mobile applications through a patented BLE system level chip. When the Bluetooth connection is interrupted or the device is not used within the set time, the device will be automatically disabled.
Charlie’s official stated that the company plans to conduct a trial commercial launch of the age verification system in the US market this spring, with the first batch to be applied to its SBX brand nicotine analogue products. At the same time, the company also plans to introduce this technology into its PACHA brand electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products in the subsequent stages.

The company also disclosed the results of a multicenter Human Factors Validation Study, which evaluated the performance of the system in preventing underage use, usability, and safety. According to the company’s disclosure, all participants have successfully completed age verification, and no minors have been able to activate their devices. Additionally, all devices are automatically disabled after Bluetooth signal loss or inactivity.
Charlie’s added that 91% of users rated the application as’ very easy to use ‘or’ extremely easy to use ‘, with an operational error rate of approximately 1%. The company stated that the complete research results will be published on www.clinicaltrials.gov.
According to the terms of the license agreement, Charlie’s stated that it has obtained a three-year exclusive period to use the age verification technology in the field of nicotine analogue products.
Charlie’s management stated that the company considers age verification as part of its compliance strategy and noted that its SBX nicotine analogue products do not require pre-market authorization from the FDA, and therefore can be deployed first in the US market.
Charlie’s Holdings, Inc. operates its vape product business through its subsidiary Charlie’s Chalk Dust, LLC, which sells its products to some overseas markets. IKE Tech states that its technology aims to help manufacturers embed access control functionality in vape devices to restrict product usage to adults who have completed identity and age verification.

Reference: Charlie’s Holdings (OTCQB:CHUC) Signs Agreement with IKE Tech to Commercialize Transformational Age-Gated Vapes that Will Address FDA Concerns Related to Youth Access