Yes® seed polysaccharide
based lubricants are the subject of a family
patent applications based on our first British
application filed on 1st March 2005, the priority
date of our patent family. This priority
application describes the invention which is
fundamental to our lubricants and from which
our range of organic lubricants has been developed. We
are proud to have been able to stay true to the
natural organic philosophy of the original invention. The
current state of our patent applications is as
follows:
UK - Patent No 2,437,903 granted
on 5th August 2009. The granted patent specification
can be viewed at http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?FT=D&date=
20090805&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=2437903A&KC=B
European Patent Application No EP 1,865,971 -
pending, published as WO 2006/092581 and accepted after examination and hearing, please
see
http://ep.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=ep.espacenet.com&adjacent=
true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20071219&CC=EP&NR=1865971A1&KC=A1
US Patent Application
No US 2008/01,46,472 -
pending and published under this number, please
see http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=
2008146472A1&KC=A1&FT=D&date=20080619&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP
Naturally we have an
active IP enforcement policy in respect of lubricants
which plagiarise our invention without permission and
which fall within the scope of claims of our patents
granted in respect of the territory of production
or distribution
Sarah and Susi.
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