The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently upheld a district court's order granting summary judgment to the Vitamin Shoppe, ruling that the plaintiffs' state law claims in regard to ...

The current industry trend “beauty from within” refers to a focus on wellness—namely physical, mental, and lifestyle—and its impact on beauty. Oral supplements that consumers can use for aesthetic ...

Brands marketing foods and ingredients for mood management must navigate a complex regulatory landscape by understanding functional claims, relying on strong scientific evidence and staying informed ...

Current written description jurisprudence can make it difficult to obtain broad antibody patents, leading practitioners to explore alternative claiming strategies in an effort to bypass the limited ...

Consumers often misinterpreted dietary supplement label language, survey data showed. Labels mentioning "brain health" or "heart health" led people to think a supplement prevented a specific condition ...

Check the labels of various dietary supplements and you’ll likely find they tout a broad range of health benefits. Manufacturers are permitted to say, for example, that a supplement supports a body ...

Many labels on fish oil supplements make unsubstantiated health claims, and products contain variable daily doses of EPA plus DHA, a cross-sectional study suggests. Overall, about 74% of more than ...

“If a claim term has more than one ordinary meaning, it is prudent, if not essential, to define all of the ordinary meanings in the specification.” In our previous blog post, we covered claim ...

Consumers often misinterpreted commonly used language on nutritional supplements, survey data showed. Participants who viewed labels of either fish oil or a hypothetical supplement were more likely to ...