December 9/PureCircle Press Release -- PureCircle, producer and marketer of stevia products, confirmed the continued expansion of its patent portfolio with the grant of three patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The three patents cover a wide range of process and methods across PureCircle’s entire stevia product portfolio and date back as early as December 21, 2004, which the company claims pre-dates any other published patents relating to commercially viable high-purity stevia manufacturing process or product application. "As a result," the release notes, "to its customers’ and partners’ benefit, PureCircle is in a strong position to operate freely with its market pioneering processes and defend its patents against any potential infringements across all aspects of the high purity stevia industry."