Aker BioMarine gets two ‘important’ US patents
Combined, U.S. patents 9,028,877 and 9,034,388 cover not only the method for producing Superba Krill Oil, but also the manufacture of other krill oils from denatured krill and/or krill meal using a polar solvent, said the company.
“We developed this method and filed a U.S. patent application claiming the invention in March 2007, and have been waiting for these important patents to issue for the past 8 years,” says Matts Johansen, Aker BioMarine's COO. “We are pleased the USPTO has now considered it both novel and non-obvious as of the priority date.”
“We have invested large sums into sustainable krill harvesting infrastructure and product R&D, and are prepared to defend and enforce our intellectual property if necessary,” added Johansen. “ We encourage all stakeholders to carefully and independently assess whether or not krill oils purchased, used, or resold by them are produced by the patent protected processes.”
