Merchandise attachment with RFID transponder

A tag comprising:

• a substrate comprising
• a top surface,
• a bottom surface,
• a plurality of panels, and
• a plurality of fold lines, where each fold line separates adjacent panels, and wherein each panel of the plurality of panels is formed by folding along two fold lines;
• and
• a RFID inlay comprising
• a conductor sheet having a slot formed therein, wherein the conductor sheet has an outer perimeter of substantially similar shape and width as a perimeter of two or more panels of the series of panels and
• a RFID chip electrically coupled to the conductor sheet.

A method for forming a merchandise attachment comprising:

• providing a tag comprising a substrate and an RFID inlay attached to a bottom surface of the substrate, the substrate comprising a plurality of panels and a plurality of fold lines separating adjacent panels, and wherein, one or more panels of the series of panels comprises one or more retention tabs each formed at a top edge thereof;
• providing an RFID inlay, the inlay comprising a conductor sheet, the conductor sheet having an outer perimeter of substantially similar shape and width as a perimeter of two or more panels of the plurality of panels;
• folding the substrate along each of the fold lines;
• and
• securing a first end panel of the substrate and a second end panel of the substrate together such that the RFID inlay is located within the merchandise attachment.