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Burcon Receives Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Burcon Receives Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
About this update from Burcon Nutrascience Corporation
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nSep. 21, 2009 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- VANCOUVER, Sept. 21 /CNW/ -- Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX - BU) (\"Burcon\" or the \"Corporation\") is pleased to announce today that it has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application covering the overall production process and general processing conditions for producing Burcon's Supertein(TM) canola protein isolate.Supertein(TM) is a highly-soluble napin-rich canola protein isolate comprised principally of albumin proteins. The functional properties of Supertein(TM) include excellent solubility, the ability to form transparent solutions, foaming and nutrition. Applications for Supertein(TM) include beverages, confectionery, aerated desserts, and protein bars, among others.\"This most recent notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office is commercially significant as it covers an important patent application for producing Supertein(TM),\" said Johann F. Tergesen, President and Chief Operating Officer, adding, \"Supertein(TM) is unique for both its nutritional and functional characteristics. Functionally, it has exceptional solubility and nutritionally, Supertein(TM) has an amino acid profile which is particularly rich in cysteine.\"To-date, Burcon's patent portfolio consists of 92 issued patents in various countries, including 8 issued U.S. patents, and in excess of 200 additional pending patent applications, 70 of which are U.S. patent applications. Two of the 70 U.S. patent applications have now been allowed, including the patent allowance which is the subject of this news release, and will be issued as granted U.S. patents in the near future.About Burcon NutraScienceBurcon is a leader in nutrition, health and wellness in the field of functional, renewable plant proteins. Since 1999, Burcon has developed a portfolio of composition, application, and process patents originating from our core protein extraction and purification technology. We are developing the world's first commercial canola proteins, Puratein(R) and Supertein(TM) with unique functional and nutritional attributes, and CLARISOY(TM), a revolutionary soy protein isolate which is 100% soluble and completely transparent in acidic solutions. Our team of highly specialized scientists and engineers work from our own research f...