Dear Valerie,

You are correct about the definition of "acknowledge,"  just not the
application of it.  What IBLCE is asking you to acknowledge is the
intellectual property right of the patent holder, not the content of the
patent.  I agree with you that it is horrible that components of human milk
should receive patents.  You will not be in violation of the Code of Ethics
as long as you do not try to patent one of these components, yourself.

Warmly,
JoAnne Scott
Executive Director, IBLCE

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