NOBLESVILLE, Ind.—The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent (No. 7,638,640), “Purifications of Pomegranate Ellagitannins and Their Uses,” covering novel compositions and uses for pomegranate ellagitannins, particularly the punicalagins. The patent was issued to the Regents of the University of California and is based on inventions by scientists at UCLA. Verdure Sciences is supplying its POMELLA® Pomegranate Extract under the patent.
“Verdure Sciences believes that this patent, covering our POMELLA Extracts and other pomegranate ellagitannin compositions, strengthens the POMELLA brand and our role as innovator in the dietary supplement industry,” said Ajay Patel, president and CEO of Verdure Sciences. “The significant investments we have made in research and intellectual property rights we hope will continue to add value for our POMELLA customers over the long term.”
