Monsanto Co. has won another round in patent dispute with former chief rival Pioneer Hi-Bred International,, a federal appeals court Tuesday to strengthen patent ownership of Monsanto GM maize.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the Board's decision in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appeal has found a patent that the patent application is a senior Monsanto, Pioneer, while Pioneer, a DuPont business, is filed and granted before "the implementation of Monsanto's patent protection.
Events to date due in June 1988, when the deadline of the invention for Pioneer GM maize. Pioneer patents issued in July 2001. Monsanto in June 2005 filed a patent for GM maize, citing in particular the details of grain containing a specific DNA that could help make crops resistant to drought tolerance and resistance to stress diseases, among other features. Monsanto according to the invention date in January 1990.
Monsanto maintains that disclosure of Pioneer patent application does not have enough, and finally obtain a patent, a movement that called Pioneer.
Patent litigation corn is just one of many areas of litigation affecting the seed industry to rival the U.S. as they compete to take special measures for improving the staple crops like corn and soybeans.
In a separate case, two companies involved in a fierce battle in technologies for Monsanto herbicide-resistant soybeans and properties of Roundup Ready corn.
DuPont has also led federal regulators to know that Monsanto violated antitrust laws.
Both Monsanto and Pioneer have a direct comment on the decision.
SOURCE:www.reuters.com
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the Board's decision in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appeal has found a patent that the patent application is a senior Monsanto, Pioneer, while Pioneer, a DuPont business, is filed and granted before "the implementation of Monsanto's patent protection.
Events to date due in June 1988, when the deadline of the invention for Pioneer GM maize. Pioneer patents issued in July 2001. Monsanto in June 2005 filed a patent for GM maize, citing in particular the details of grain containing a specific DNA that could help make crops resistant to drought tolerance and resistance to stress diseases, among other features. Monsanto according to the invention date in January 1990.
Monsanto maintains that disclosure of Pioneer patent application does not have enough, and finally obtain a patent, a movement that called Pioneer.
Patent litigation corn is just one of many areas of litigation affecting the seed industry to rival the U.S. as they compete to take special measures for improving the staple crops like corn and soybeans.
In a separate case, two companies involved in a fierce battle in technologies for Monsanto herbicide-resistant soybeans and properties of Roundup Ready corn.
DuPont has also led federal regulators to know that Monsanto violated antitrust laws.
Both Monsanto and Pioneer have a direct comment on the decision.
SOURCE:www.reuters.com
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