date:Apr 24, 2014
Neptune has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a Right of Appeal Notice in an inter partes re-examination of Neptunes U.S. Patent No. 8,030,348 (the 348 Patent). Despite the USPTOs decision, the 348 Patent is still valid as Neptune has the right to appeal, which it intends to do.
According to the company, Enzymotec, in what Neptune claims is yet another clear attempt to shift focus from the on-going International Trade Commission (ITC) invest