Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Oct 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stevia-based sweetener company SweeGen is strong in its unassailable position to defend and protect its production of Reb M by its highly titer-effective and cost-effective patent-protected process — Reb M produced via Reb D4. This statement is in response to the distorted claims about intellectual property made by PureCircle in the media today.
On this basis, SweeGen has no doubt that the upcoming patent litigation with its competitor PureCircle will vindicate its rights in the Reb M marketplace. SweeGen is the primary producer of Reb M originating from the stevia leaf in that marketplace.
In its recently published international patent application PCT/US/2017/056457, SweeGen, the exclusive licensee, discloses its Reb M via Reb D4 process and expects the claims to grant.