Tongkat Ali patent for 'new scientific uses', says manufacturer

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Clarification follows objections to legal warning issued by Biotropics' solicitors

Biotropics Malaysia Berhad's patent is for ‘new scientific uses' of Tongkat Ali and not the plant itself.of a full-page notice published in The Star on July 31 by Biotropics's solicitors, warning manufacturers of Tongkat Ali products of the patent.eurycoma longifolia"While the patent does involve Tongkat Ali, the invention for which the Patent was granted was in relation to new scientific uses relating to Tongkat Ali and is not for Tongkat Ali itself," read the statement.

Biotropics, a Khazanah Nasional subsidiary, clarified that the patent does not cover any traditional knowledge nor does it cover traditionally known claims in relation to Tongkat Ali such as tonic (

 

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