Atacama Labs has a strong IP position. PDG Technology™ is protected by 19 of patent applications and 4 trademarks. Atacama Labs has received a positive report regarding the core patent from the Finnish patent office. This application covers the pneumatic dry granulation method, apparatus, granules and tablets. The claims related to granules and tablets are independent from the manufacturing method.
In addition to the core patent, Atacama Labs has filed applications relating to improvements and further embodiments of the basic process.
Atacama Labs has also filed applications relating to 358 specific compounds with substance of matter patents expiring 2008-2012, as well as fixed dose combinations of a range of drugs.
Atacama Labs has also filed applications relating numerous excipients and other materials.