Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Provides Update to Its Patent Portfolio

XI'AN, CHINA--(Marketwired - Apr 17, 2014) - Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ: SKBI) ("Skystar" or the "Company"), a China-based manufacturer and distributor of veterinary medicines, vaccines, micro-organisms and feed additives, announced the following updates to its patent portfolio:

• China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) granted the Company patents in application status for two new products
• Additional two patents have application pending and review status with SIPO
• Patent for one product in development expired, but the Company retains know-how and exclusive rights to sell and market the product through 2020

Skystar previously submitted patent applications for Live Trivalent Attenuated Coccidiosis for poultry, and Multi-Immune Transfer Factor (an immunity boosting supplement) have been accepted by China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). SIPO has issued to Skystar patent numbers 2013103474397 and 2013102595286, respectively, in connection with these applications. These two patents in application can be found on SIPO's website (http://publicquery.sipo.gov.cn/index.jsp). The first patent is a live Trivalent Attenuated Coccidiosis Vaccine which is to be used as a one-time inoculation of baby chickens using an active vaccine (a weakened form of live coccidia). Coccidia, a very common parasitic protozoan, can kill chickens and, left unchecked, can threaten an entire poultry farm. The active vaccine is delivered via three different strains of Eimeria (Tenella, Maxima and Acerviluna) and allows an animal to develop immunity within 10-14 days of being inoculated. The vaccine can be delivered via various means, including mixing with chicken feed or drinking water, or spraying the poultry farm. The product is expected to be a one-time dosage that provides lifelong immunity against coccidiosis. Also, the patented vaccine does not produce resistant strains of coccidiosis and is shown to be able to eradicate coccidiosis throughout poultry farms. The second patent is a Multi-Immune Transfer Factor supplement. This supplement acts as an immunity booster. It is a small molecule that enables the transfer of information from one cell to another providing immunity boosting agents such as increased white blood cell count in animals. The goal of the transfer factor supplement is to provide farmers with a natural means of improving an animal's health without any negative side effects.