Wheylayer process recognized as novel by the world patent office
The main claims of the Wheylayer patent, especially regarding its process, have been recognized as novel by the PCT examination. The consortium is now considering the regions and countries where to enforce the patent and is setting up a licensing agreement scheme. The Wheylayer patent allows better industrial process with lower energy consumption while maintaining the excellent barrier properties for the innovative whey-proteins based coating developed during the project.
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