Neptune Technologies & Bioressources filed for reexamination of a recent patent granted to Aker Biomarine in Australia; the company also announced it received Friend of the Sea certification. ...More
Aker BioMarine announced the unopposed grant of its Australian patent containing claims covering a krill composition and ether phospholipids, among other topics. ...More
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new patent (no. 8,124,594) to Chemi Nutra for “Methods using Phosphatidylserine (PS), lysophosphatidylserine, and/or salts thereof to increase testosterone levels." The patent, granted on February 28, 2012, ...More
Legal moves in the patent dispute between Enzymotec and Neptune Technologies and Bioressources will be put on hold while the US Patent Office reexamines the patent at the center of the infringement case. ...More
Albion Laboratories Inc. acquired Procter & Gamble's NutriStar® drink mix business, gaining hundreds of intellectual property (IP) assets. The agreement includes the transfer of 102 patents and 51 trademarks previously owned by P&G throughout the world. ...More
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent (no RE42645E) to Albert B. Crum, M.D., Ph.D., for a method describing the physiological synthesis of glutathione, a tripeptide that helps regulate the immune system . The patent, "Nutritional or Therapeutic ...More
The Andrographis-derived ParActin has been shown to stimulate immune function and help manage inflammation, useful mechanisms in autoimmune and Alzheimer's illness. ...More
Neptune, Aker Biomarine and Schiff Nutrition have agreed to a stay of litigation in their patent infringement case until the patent office completes its re-examination of the original patent in question. ...More
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