Norwegian krill catching companies Rimfrost and Aker BioMarine are currently involved in a spat after the latter bought the former’s vessel Juvel at auction.
Aker BioMarine claims in its second quarter report for 2017 that it also purchased the patents and intellectual property rights in connection with the purchase of the trawler, but Rimfrost said it still owns the patents and that Aker Biomarine is giving out the wrong information.
Stig Remoy, the owner of Rimfrost, believes Aker BioMarine cannot use the patents associated with the vessel, which include novel production technologies proven to be unique when producing high value krill products.
