US Patent Issued to SYMRISE on Dec. 9 for "Synthesis and purification of cannabigerol and its application" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,145, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SYMRISE AG (Holzminden, Germany).

"Synthesis and purification of cannabigerol and its application" was invented by Stefan Brand (Vahlbruch, Germany), Matthias Winkler (Hoxter, Germany) and Marcus Rudolf Gotz (Oberweser, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for producing cannabigerol and purifying it from a reaction mixture. The present invention also relates to the cosmetic use of cannabigerol for the inhibition of tyrosinase activity and/or the reduction of melanin production in the skin, in particular for reducing pigmentation of the skin, preferably ...