The application entitled, Nutritional Product Containing Anatabine and Yerba Mate, describes and claims compositions containing a combination of anatabine and yerba mate, as well as the uses of those compositions for assisting in weight loss and in curbing the urge to use tobacco.
The notice of allowance was issued to Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary.
Star Scientific chairman, president and chief operating officer Paul L Perito said the Patent and Trademark Office will issue a second patent to the company in 2012 relating to anatabine and its uses.
"As we noted in reporting on the issuance of a patent for the synthesis of anatabine (Patent No. 8,207,346), we continue to pursue other patents relating to product formulations containing anatabine and methods of administering anatabine for the nutritional management of disorders associated with unhealthy levels of inflammation," Perito added.