# CV-FR-09 · “patented formula (no patent)”

Source: https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-09/

Claims Verified standard CV-FR-09: “patented formula (no patent)”, High. The rule, the authority behind it, and the line to cite it by. Standards version v1.4.1.

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CV-FR-09 · standards v1.4.1

# “patented formula (no patent)”

High False regulatory 1 of 109 standards

Verifiable in the USPTO register.

## How often we find it

Found on **61** of the 2,243 best-selling listings we have ruled, 67 times in total. That is 61 live product pages carrying this wording today.

## What this standard rests on

**USPTO / federal courts · US · statute**

[35 U.S.C. 292](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/292)

“false marking: representing an unpatented article as patented”

**FTC · US · statute**

[FTC Act s.5(a), 15 U.S.C. 45(a)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45)

“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce”

Source checked 2026-08-18.

## What kind of finding this is

A fact about the page. Either the words are there or they are not, either the disclaimer is present or it is not, either the register shows a record or it does not. Anyone can check this without professional judgement.

## Cite this standard

Claims Verified, standard CV-FR-09 "patented formula (no patent)", standards v1.4.1, retrieved 06 November 2026, https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-09/

Or put it in your own policy

Marketing copy must not use "patented formula (no patent)" or equivalent wording. See Claims Verified standard CV-FR-09 (standards v1.4.1): https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-09/

Cite it freely with attribution and the version. The whole register is machine-readable at [/standards/registry.json](https://claimsverified.org/standards/registry.json). Rulings are our published professional opinion, not legal advice.

## Others in False regulatory

[CV-FR-01 · FDA approved](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-01/) [CV-FR-02 · FDA certified / FDA endorsed](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-02/) [CV-FR-03 · FDA registered (as a product claim)](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-03/) [CV-FR-04 · clinically proven](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-04/) [CV-FR-05 · scientifically proven / doctor proven](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-05/) [CV-FR-06 · guaranteed results](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-06/) [CV-FR-07 · 100% safe / no side effects](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-07/) [CV-FR-08 · GMP certified (unverified)](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-08/)

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