Caring Brands (Nasdaq: CABR) touts five U.S. patents for major skin and hair markets
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Caring Brands, Inc. reported an update on its intellectual property portfolio, which now includes five issued U.S. patents covering its Hair Enzyme Booster and Photocil product platforms. Four patents relate to Hair Enzyme Booster and one to Photocil.
Hair Enzyme Booster targets a $1.8B+ hair-loss market opportunity, with patents covering compositions and methods involving sulfotransferase enzyme activity and minoxidil metabolism. The company notes that 50% to 60% of minoxidil users may not see optimal results due to low scalp enzyme levels, and the product is designed for use alongside topical minoxidil to improve response.
Photocil, protected by an issued U.S. patent, addresses a $20B+ dermatology market opportunity as a topical narrow-band UV filter for targeted skin health, including over 125 million psoriasis and 100 million vitiligo sufferers globally. Caring Brands emphasizes a licensing-led, multi-channel commercialization strategy, including partnerships with companies such as Taisho Pharmaceutical, continued patent prosecution in the U.S. and abroad, and B2B licensing supplemented by direct-to-consumer sales.
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Filing Explained
The update adds operational preparation, not a completed commercialization milestone; additional patent applications remain in active prosecution.
The filing places the additional patent work at the application stage, not the issued-patent stage, so that portion of the portfolio is not yet reported as issued.
Its commercial-readiness update is operational rather than a reported completed commercialization event: the company is coordinating third-party manufacturing and supply logistics, aligning packaging, labeling, and regulatory compliance, and preparing diligence materials for prospective licensees and regional distributors.
The stated model uses primary B2B licensing partnerships with targeted direct-to-consumer sales through Amazon and selected retail channels, but the filing describes these as initiatives being advanced rather than completed transactions.
The company identifies patent prosecution outcomes, patent validity, enforceability, ownership and scope, regulatory developments, and manufacturing risks as matters that could affect the stated plans.
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intellectual property (IP) portfolio regulatory
sulfotransferase enzyme activity medical
minoxidil metabolism medical
narrow-band UV filter medical
phototherapy medical
licensing-led commercialization strategy financial
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 6, 2026, Caring Brands, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (the “Company”), issued a press release providing an update regarding its issued United States patent portfolio covering the Company’s Hair Enzyme Booster and Photocil product platforms, and related matters. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
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The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 6, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: August 6, 2026 | Caring Brands, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Glynn Wilson | |
| Name: | Dr. Glynn Wilson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 99.1
Caring Brands Provides Intellectual Property Portfolio Update
Commercial Patent Portfolio Includes Five Issued U.S. Patents Protecting Core Flagship Platforms Targeting $20B+ Combined Global Dermatology & Hair Care Markets
Fort Pierce, FL (GLOBE NEWSWIRE – August 6, 2026) – Caring Brands Inc. (Nasdaq: CABR) a wellness consumer-products company, today provided an update on its expanding intellectual property (IP) portfolio, which now includes five issued U.S. patents covering two of the Company’s principal product platforms: Hair Enzyme Booster and Photocil.
Four of the issued patents cover Hair Enzyme Booster, while the fifth supports Photocil. Together, these patents establish a strong IP moat supporting Caring Brands’ licensing-led commercialization strategy and ongoing strategic partner discussions. Additional U.S. and international patent applications remain in active prosecution across multiple countries.
Key Product Platforms & Market Opportunities
Hair Enzyme Booster ($1.8B+ Market Opportunity): Covered by a four-patent family protecting compositions and methods relating to sulfotransferase enzyme activity and minoxidil metabolism. Up to 50% to 60% of minoxidil users fail to see optimal results due to low baseline scalp enzyme levels. Designed for use alongside topical minoxidil, Hair Enzyme Booster optimizes the enzymatic environment to boost activity, directly addressing an estimated 80+ million hair loss sufferers in the U.S. alone.
Photocil ($20B+ Dermatology Market Opportunity): Covered by an issued U.S. patent protecting methods and compositions involving selective transmission and filtration of specific ultraviolet (UV) light wavelengths. Photocil functions as a topical narrow-band UV filter engineered for targeted skin health applications, addressing global patient populations of over 125 million psoriasis sufferers and 100 million vitiligo sufferers who rely on safe phototherapy solutions.
Commercial Readiness & Multi-Channel Strategy
Caring Brands is actively advancing operational and partner readiness to support expanded product availability. Building upon established international partnerships, including licensing agreements with global leaders like Taisho Pharmaceutical, ongoing commercialization initiatives include:
| ● | Coordination of scalable third-party manufacturing and supply logistics. | |
| ● | Alignment of packaging, labeling, and regulatory compliance frameworks. | |
| ● | Preparation of comprehensive diligence materials for prospective licensees and regional distributors. | |
| ● | Execution of a hybrid commercial model anchored by primary B2B licensing partnerships and supplemented by targeted direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales via Amazon and select retail channels. |
“Building Caring Brands around proprietary, science-backed solutions addressing immense clinical needs is central to our long-term value creation model,” said Dr. Glynn Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Caring Brands. “With five issued U.S. patents protecting our flagship platforms across multi-billion-dollar hair care and dermatology markets, our immediate operational focus is translating this strong legal foundation into scalable commercial opportunities, advancing operational readiness, empowering existing partners like Taisho, and securing new licensing agreements globally.”
Caring Brands plans to maintain and expand its intellectual property assets where commercially strategic, aligning future patent filings directly with high-value product development priorities. Note: Patent issuance does not constitute regulatory approval, establish clinical efficacy, or guarantee commercial success. The Company previously disclosed that it is not in compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b) and that the Nasdaq Staff issued a delisting determination, which the Company has appealed to a Hearings Panel. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance or that its securities will remain listed on Nasdaq. Investors should read the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the risk factors therein, for a fuller description.
About Caring Brands
Caring Brands Inc. is a wellness consumer-products company developing over-the-counter and cosmetic products, including Hair Enzyme Booster, Photocil, CB-101 and NoStingz.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements regarding Caring Brands, Inc., including statements concerning the Company’s intellectual property strategy, product development and commercialization, licensing opportunities and potential strategic relationships, the Company’s ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements and the outcome of the pending Hearings Panel proceeding, and the activities and commercialization plans of the Company’s existing licensees. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “explore,” “evaluate,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “seek,” “should” or “will,” and similar expressions. These statements are based on the Company’s current plans, objectives, estimates and expectations and inherently involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including the outcome of patent prosecution; challenges involving patent validity, enforceability, ownership or scope; regulatory developments; development and manufacturing risks; market acceptance; competition; access to capital; and the other risks described under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed on March 31, 2026, and in its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, available at www.sec.gov. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The statements in this communication speak only as of the date made, and Caring Brands undertakes no obligation to update or supplement them, except as required by law.