Comments on: Was the invention of Plumpy’nut “non-obvious” ??

By: Christine Gorman

Christine Gorman — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:49:29 +0000

I’ve found the U.S. patent but have not located online versions from any other countries.

Here’s a tiny url for the patent http://tinyurl.com/34v2ye

By: Stephanie Weber

Stephanie Weber — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:49:27 +0000

Christine, were you able to find information about Nutriset’s patent on Plumpy’nut? I searched the WIPO site but could not find anything about PN.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:04:42 +0000

Other issues regarding Nutriset & their Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) branded as Plumpy’nut is on the WIPO site. I don’t hv the link with me at the moment but the IPR is on the innovation & usage of the product.

By: Dweep Chanana

Dweep Chanana — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:41:08 +0000

Came here from your comment on my blog. Very interesting to see that the pharma battle over patents is now spilling over to other health related areas. I've posted a response, but thought it best to note one specific point related to non-obviousness. You might want to look at two interesting legal cases that are related to this issue. The first is a US Supreme Court ruling that applies the criteria of "non-obviousness" more rigorously. The second is a failed challenge by Novartis in the Indian courts. While I am not familiar with the legalesse, I suspect they may be useful precedents. Separately, yes - each country has its own patent regime.