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ITC Seeks Comments on Section 337 Complaint on Food Additives

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 17 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of food additives infringe patents held by T&R Chemicals, Inc., it said in a notice to be published Dec. 9 in the Federal…

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Register. According to the complaint, T&R is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Caragum International of France and Kemi Pine Rosins of Portugal, to bar from entry "certain glycerol esters of rosin and packaging thereof" that violate their patents. T&R said that its products are "food additives derived from natural resins, used primarily as emulsifiers and stabilizers in beverages, particularly citrus-flavored soft drinks and flavors."