VENETEC ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW PATENTS

Venetec International has announced the issuance of seven new domestic and foreign patents for its StatLock safety securement devices. This brings to 89 the number of issued patents in Venetec's intellectual property portfolio. Numerous additional patents are currently pending and many of those will issue in the near future. The seven newly issued patents encompass three domestic and four foreign patents, including patents from the European Union, Japan and China.

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