Compositions comprising a cocoa butter component and an animal-derived fat component
CA 2604839 C · Owner: Mars, Incorporated · Inventors: Tribelhorn, Ronald Eugene; Brent, John Leslie, Jr.
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Compositions comprising a lipid component which comprises a cocoa butter component and an animal-derived fat component surprisingly mimic certain properties of chocolate and exhibit other unique properties useful for various applications as food compositions, particularly pet food compositions.
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- Filed April 4, 2006 and granted June 5, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 4, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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