Ultimately Invalidated a Vegan Meat Patent That Initially Survived an IPR
Value Delivered
GreyB’s discovery of prior art played a crucial role in the successful invalidation of a vegan meat patent that had previously survived an IPR challenge.
Problems Solved
Research articles and patents are typically valuable resources for identifying prior art in formulation-based inventions, but this particular search was quite challenging. The traditional patent and non-patent literature (NPL) searches yielded all necessary ingredients, but the crucial hurdle lay in finding a single reference disclosing a complete formulation that was entirely vegan.
Existing patents mentioned the addition of calcium to Fusarium products, but none specified a vegan source for the calcium. On the other hand, research articles discussed the use of Fusarium species and the edibility of mycelium, but none described their incorporation into a formulated product.
Solution Offered
To overcome the challenge, a unique strategy of understanding the history of the vegan food industry and tracing the evolution of pioneering companies was employed. It wasn’t just about studying their products; it involved deconstructing their ingredients and deciphering their actual content.
Through this in-depth analysis, the ideal prior art was identified. This reference disclosed the necessary elements and crucially confirmed their presence in a completely vegan formulation.
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Researchers Driving Success of the Patent Invalidity Project
Team Lead at GreyB
Experience in Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutics, Viral Vectors, Structural Heart Diseases, Surgical Devices, Medicinal Chemistry, Biologics, Plant Science
Infringement Analysis - 1
Freedom to Operate Searches - 49
Patentability - 10+
Invalidation Searches - 60+
Landscape Studies - 6
Senior Research Analyst at GreyB
Experience in Biochemistry, Food processing , Biochemicals, Molecular biology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Medical Devices, Food formulations etc.
Invalidation Search (25+)
Landscape (3)
Patentability Search (5)
FTO Searches- (15+)
