Hier gibt es noch mehr Details und frische Aussagen vom CEO:
TAAT Chief Executive Officer Setti Coscarella commented, “The intellectual property protection afforded by a patent on the Beyond Tobacco base material of TAAT could improve our competitive position in the tobacco industry. Aside from the fact that it would be more difficult for competitors to imitate our product, it would be more practical for us to manufacture Beyond Tobacco using third-party producers instead of producing only in-house, which we currently do because the process is a trade secret. We are pleased to have advanced this process in line with standard timeframes for U.S. patent applications, and we look forward to undertaking the steps to finalize this patent which we believe can strengthen TAAT as a competitive product and a uniquely better choice for smokers aged 21+.”
Damit ist aus meiner Sicht klar, wenn das Patent erteilt ist, wird an Subs die Herstellung weitergegeben um noch schneller wachsen zu können. Da dies aber noch nicht erfolgt ist, produziert man eben derzeit noch komplett selbst.
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