BIOPIRACY Imitations Not Innovations - Biopirateria
BIOPIRACY Imitations Not Innovations - Biopirateria
BIOPIRACY Imitations Not Innovations - Biopirateria
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60 Biopiracy: <strong>Imitations</strong> <strong>Not</strong> <strong>Innovations</strong><br />
Modern use in the patent: There are many tamarind related patents granted<br />
by the USPTO, some of them being:<br />
US Patent 5,474,791:Beverages using tamarind extract and method of making<br />
such beverages.<br />
US Patent 5,073,387: Method for preparing foods containing less calories.<br />
US Patent 6,350,594: Cultured plant cell gums for food, pharmaceutical,<br />
cosmetic and industrial applications<br />
US Patent 6,294,190: Antiobestic agent containing procyanidin as the<br />
active ingredient.<br />
US Patent 6,197,318: Composition for external use.<br />
US Patent 6,004,558: Methods for treating cancer with legume plant extracts.<br />
US Patent 5,863,775: Control of parasites.<br />
Nippon Oil Company Ltd. Japan, 1985: Wound-covering materials<br />
Derivation observed:<br />
Indigenous use Modern use<br />
● Fruit drink Beverages<br />
● Boiled seeds are used as poultice to boils Wound-covering materials<br />
● Refrigerant, anti-inflammatory action Food, pharmaceutical,<br />
cosmetic and industrial<br />
applications
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