Senomyx, Inc. discovers proprietary flavor and fragrance molecules. The Company’s flavor and fragrance molecules are used by consumer products companies to improve the taste and smell such as processed foods, beverages, perfumes, and home care products.
In India, the Pharmaceutical business of Senomyx, Inc. is focused on Process for the synthesis of substituted 1-benzyl-3-(1-(isoxazol-4-ylmethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazolidine-2,4-diones, Compounds useful as modulators of TRPM8, T2R taste receptors and genes encoding same.
Senomyx Inc. filed patent application numbered 11288/DELNP/2013 that is titled as SWEET FLAVOR MODIFIER. This Patent Application has been granted as Patent number 316352.
The invention covers chemical compound. This invention includes compounds having structural formula (I), or salts or solvates thereof. These compounds are useful as sweet flavor modifiers. This invention also includes compositions comprising the present compounds and methods of enhancing the sweet taste of compositions.
During patent examination, the patent examiner raised objections under Section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act that the said claims relate to mere derivative of known compound of prior art and also fail to describe any significant improvement with respect to the therapeutic effect.
As a response to the said objection, the applicant pointed out that Prior art does not provide any teaching or suggestion to the skilled artisan to make any particular modifications necessary to arrive at a particular compound.
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