Though sugar-free gum ended up being adopted quickly by larger players because its inventors did not get secure patent position, Pettman adds that Revolymer has worldwide patents for Rev7.
For example, your doctor may recommend that you suck on a piece of sugar-free candy or chew sugar-free gum to relieve dry mouth, and use eyedrops to keep your eyes moist.
Areas that tend to gum up the works: asset sales, perks (such as tax-free public transit cards), tax-free transactions, outside partnership income and deferred compensation.
The authorities are not yet ready to allow Singaporeans complete freedom to chew gum either: they have lifted a ban on imports, but only of the sugar-free sort, only to be sold in pharmacies and only to purchasers who register with the pharmacist first.