Given the importance of the Australian krill oil market and what Olympic Seafood describes as the strength of Aker BioMarine's recently granted Australian krill oil patents, Olympic Seafood has negotiated a long-term non-exclusive licensing agreement with Aker BioMarine.
It is said to secure Olympic Seafood's and its affiliates' immediate access to Aker BioMarine’s Australian patent portfolio, including four recently certified innovation patents laying claim to commercially important krill oil compositions and production methods.
“As we reviewed Aker BioMarine’s Australian patent portfolio we found that licensing it was necessary to secure Olympic Seafood’s continued right to offer krill oil in Australia”, said Bjørnar Kleiven, CEO of Olympic Seafood. “With this license in place, we can now offer Rimfrost Sublime Antarctic krill oil, with full freedom to operate in the strong and growing Australian market.”
“Our expectations for the Rimfrost Sublime Antarctic krill oil in Australia are high,” said Olympic Seafood’s sales and marketing director Even Remøy. ”This licensing agreement creates stability for our customers as they have a choice of suppliers. Both Aker BioMarine and we are dedicated to developing the Australian krill oil market.”
The patents Olympic Seafood and its affiliates have licensed from Aker BioMarine cover both broadly defined krill oil compositions and a krill oil production processes. The Australian Innovation Patents are said to be particularly difficult to invalidate, which is also why they are allegedly dubbed “the strongest patents in the world” by IPR professionals.
