| CPC G09F 3/10 (2013.01) [B41J 3/4075 (2013.01); B41J 11/703 (2013.01); C09J 7/20 (2018.01); C09J 7/29 (2018.01); C09J 2203/334 (2013.01); C09J 2301/204 (2020.08); G09F 2003/0201 (2013.01); G09F 2003/0229 (2013.01); G09F 2003/0241 (2013.01); G09F 2003/0248 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. An adhesive label, comprising:
a substrate comprising an adhesive area distributed over a backside surface area on a backside of the substrate to avoid flagging, flaring, lipping, or curling along a perimeter of the adhesive label when the adhesive label is applied to packaging or an item;
wherein the backside of the substrate includes an adhesive free area distributed over the backside surface area, wherein portions of the adhesive free area are staggered between portions of the adhesive area;
wherein a front side of the substrate includes a thermally sensitive coating with a release coating disposed over the thermally sensitive coating.
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