ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,520, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Anklam Extrakt GmbH (Anklam, Germany).

"Maqui berry extracts for treatment of skin diseases" was invented by Bernd Bonnlander (Schwaig, Germany) and Stefanie Lang (Nuremberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to maqui berry for use in the treatment or prevention of skin diseases, wherein maqui berry may be the primary natural active ingredient. Particular embodiments as disclosed herein find application in, inter alia, the prophylaxis and the treatment of skin diseases, in particular, dermatitis, atopic dermatitis (neurodermatitis), dermatitis solari...