[Ip-health] Nutriset enforcing its patent on humanitarian ready-to-use-foods in countries of storage

[Michelle.VILK@geneva.msf.org]

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Nutriset seeking to block storage of ready-to-use food products where they=
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have a patent. Nutriset distributed this letter widely. See seperate, open=
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letter by MSF.=0D
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Nutriset=0D
BP 35 - Bois Ricard=0D
76770 Malaunay - France=0D
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Date: 29th October, 2009=0D
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Compact AS=0D
Smoget 29=0D
N-5212 Soefteland, Bergen=0D
Norway=0D
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To the attention of the Managing Director=0D
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Copy: all relevant people=0D
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Dear Mr. Arne Andreassen,=0D
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As you are very well aware for years, Nutriset and IRD (French public=0D
Institute of Research for the Development) have Industrial Property (IP)=0D
rights covering highly nutrients paste-based products, notably our=0D
well-known pasty RUTF "Plumpy'nut=C2=AE", and the process of their producti=
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These IP rights are in Force in Europe and America but also in many African=
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countries.=0D
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Your product eeZeePaste nut=E2=84=A2 bears some similarities with our produ=
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Plumpy'nut=C2=AE", therefore we would like to draw your attention on some b=
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rules of application of the IP' rights: they are applicable not only in the=
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territory of production but also in the territory where commercial actions=
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are done (i.e. offering, selling, distributing etc.), and in the territory=
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of use.=0D
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Compact AS website  (http://www.compactforlife.com/stock-locations/) is=0D
mentioning that eeZeePaste nut=E2=84=A2 is being store in warehouses in Ken=
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Denmark. Considering that our patents are in force in both countries we=0D
would like to highlight to you that you could risk breaching our rights and=
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to put your clients in position of receiver counterfeiting.=0D
Additionally we would like to clarify that Nutriset and IRD do not have any=
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IP' rights in force in Norway or India. Nevertheless considering the=0D
information above mention, the product eeZeePaste nut=E2=84=A2 manufactured=
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Compact in Norway or India cannot be offered, stored, sold or distributed,=
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or used in countries where our patents are in force (i.e. in Kenya).=0D
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Consequently, we advise you to consider this notification seriously, and to=
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take all necessary measures to avoid conflicting situations.=0D
Otherwise, we would then be forced to defend our best interests.=0D
Yours sincerely,=0D
Isabelle Lescanne=0D
General Manager=0D
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Kenya: Patent number AP 1211=0D
Denmark European Patent number 1032280=0D
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Kind regards,=0D
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Michelle Vilk=0D
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