Juvenon files suit
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Privately held supplement company has filed a patent lawsuit in San Francisco federal district court against Vitacost.com. Juvenon charges that the firm is "infringing on the company's patent by selling over the Internet its proprietary technology" licensed from the University of California-Berkeley and protected by U.S. and international patents. The patents cover "a combination of micronutrient supplements marketed to sustain energy and support healthy cells." The firm is asking that Vitacost be enjoined from further sales of the infringing products and be required to pay "treble damages for lost sales." The product is sold across the U.S. and in 30 countries, Juvenon says...