Because a patent eventually expires, legal generic versions of the product can be brought to market, assuming the manufacturer possesses the necessary expertise. However, these are based exclusively on the obsolete manufacturing process from 1983, for which the patent has expired.
In addition, without expending an enormous amount of effort, it is not possible to stop certain unscrupulous competitors from marketing their products as “stabilised hydrogen peroxide” whilst avoiding any mention of, or concealing the silver content of their products. We are of the opinion that this is a clear case of deception and we reject all such practices.
