Sabinsa adds Canadian patent
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Piscataway, N.J.-based dietary supplement manufacturer on Aug. 6 says it has added a patent from Canada to its U.S., European and Japanese patents protecting its Bioperine branded ingredient, which is derived from piperine black pepper extract, for use as a bioavailability enhancer. The firm says Bioperine is the only piperine that can legally be used in Canada to enhance the bioavailability of nutrients in supplement products. Sabinsa retained exclusive U.S. proprietary rights to its BioPerine and Forslean (coleus forkskohlii) ingredients in June with a final judgment by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against DNP International, which Sabinsa sued for patent infringement because it marketed and distributed piperine and coleus for uses previously researched and patented by Sabinsa in the late 1960s (1"The Tan Sheet" July 9, 2007, In Brief)...