Due to a Patent restriction covering all Silicon Carbide crystal types, the Amora lab gem cannot be offered for sale in the following 27 countries below until at least 2015.   The US is the first to expire, in roughly August, 2015.

Customer's in countries not shown below will be able to purchase Amora H&A as soon as we have them available.

Silicon Carbide Gemstones – Patent protection is in effect until 2016 on most:

1. Europe:  EP0853690  (Designated countries)                           
   1. Belgium                            
   2. SWITZERLAND                  
   3. GERMANY                         
   4. DENMARK                         
   5. SPAIN                               
   6. FINLAND                            
   7. FRANCE                             
   8. UNITED KINGDOM              
   9. Greece
   10. Ireland                             
   11. Italy                                 
   12. Liechtenstein                    
   13. Luxembourg                     
   14. Monaco                             
   15. Netherlands                      
   16. Portugal                            
   17. Sweden                             
   18. Canada                  CA 2230262
   19. Hong Kong             HK 1015423
   20. Austria                   AT 253132
   21. Australia                 AU 710841
   22. United States          US 5723391 (expires Aug 2015)
   23. Brazil                      BR 9610393
   24. Japan                     JP 11507906
   25. Russia                    RU 2156330
   26. China                     CN 96196588.6
   27. Mexico       MX201330 (expiry 2018)

   Note that the patent in Korea was thrown out due to "lack of innovation" and thus customer in Korea may purchase future Amora's at any time.

   1. Korea                     KR 1019980701486 (invalidated)

Until the patents in the above countries expire or are invalidated, we cannot sell any Amora H&A to customers in those countries. 
Customers in the above countries can purchase our Amora enhanced Moissanite, but again, cannot purchase the Amora H&A lab gem.