SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    Form 8-K

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                       Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2002


                              OCEAN BIO-CHEM, INC.

               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

       Florida                        2-70197                    59-1564329
    (State or other            (Commission File Number          (IRS Employer
    jurisdiction of                                          Identification No.)
     Incorporation)

               4041 S.W. 47 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314
               (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 954/587-6280







Item 5.  Other Events

     On September  17, 2002,  the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit entered a Judgment on appeal from a Motion for Partial Summary  Judgment
in the matter of North American Oil Company,  Inc. vs. Star Brite  Distributing,
Inc., Civil Action No. 1-98-CV-1589:

     1. The  Court of  Appeals  held  that the  United  States  District  Court,
Northern District of Georgia,  Atlanta Division,  erred in invalidating  Claim 1
and  Claims 2 - 9 of the '598  Patent.

     2. The Court of Appeals  reversed the  judgment of the District  Court that
held the '598 Patent obvious under Section 103.

     3. The Court of Appeals  reversed  the  District  Court's  finding that the
Company was guilty of deceptive  intent and vacated the District  Court's ruling
of  deceptive  intent  against the Company.

     4. The Court of Appeals  upheld the District  Court's  exclusion of certain
expert witnesses.

     5. The Court of Appeals  affirmed  the award of  expenses  to Star Brite in
prosecuting its Motion to Strike.

     6. The Court of Appeals  remanded the case to a District  Court for further
proceedings.

     The  Company  cannot at this time  determine  if,  or to what  extent,  the
Plaintiffs will choose to continue this litigation.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirement  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       OCEAN BIO-CHEM, INC.

Date:    September 24, 2002            By:  /s/ Peter G. Dornau
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                                       Name:    Peter G. Dornau
                                       Title:   Chairman of the Board of
                                                Directors and Chief
                                                Executive Officer




Date:    September 24, 2002            By:  /s/ Edward Anchel
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                                       Name:    Edward Anchel
                                       Title:   Chief Financial Officer