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On the surface it seems crazy, but there is a method to their madness. You see, as long as supplements are freely available, the use patents are all but worthless, however, if supplements are classified as drugs, the owners of "use patents" will strike it rich. Since there would be no competition, they could charge whatever they wanted. Thus, the people who are going to the trouble and expense of getting use patents are betting that the FDA will be successful in their attempts to take supplements off the market. Use patents are like stock options on tyranny. Here are a couple for the gamblers out there: Some of the most useful supplements are the amino acids. There are LOTS of use patents on amino acids. Remember before the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) when the FDA was talking about taking amino acids off the market to "protect" the public? Believe it or not, there were scientists with their pockets stuffed full of use patents (on amino acids!) who were testifying before Congress that amino acids are toxic and should be taken off the market. If amino acids are toxic, why did these dirtballs spend so much money getting patents on them? Such questions were never asked. |
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As you might expect, the mainstream media was busy aiding and abetting this corrupt attempt to take amino acids off the market by cranking out stories about bodybuilders "abusing" amino acids. These stories subtly (and, in many cases, blatantly) tried to paint amino acids with the aura of "steroid abuse." That is, of course, utter nonsense. The mainstream media is either totally incompetent and/or they are puppets of the power structure. The biased and inaccurate news coverage that ECA getting is nothing new -- once again, the "drug abuse" angle provides an excellent smoke screen. |
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1.) An excellent source of international health freedom information is the International Advocates for Health Freedom (IAHF). Check out the IAHF web site -- it's a real eye-opener! 2.) John Hammell "Court decision allows FDA to regulate supplements as drugs" Life Extension Magazine, 1996 Apr, pg 37-8. |
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Why do people buy "use patents" on
nutritional supplements? What do they do with them?
That's a
good question. Why would any sane person spend big bucks to get a patent on an inexpensive
supplement that can be bought in any health food store and even many grocery stores?
Actually, you can't patent the nutrients but you CAN get a patent for a therapeutic
APPLICATION of a given nutrient. But the question remains: why would you want to? 