Advertisement

If you have an ACS member number, please enter it here so we can link this account to your membership. (optional)

ACS values your privacy. By submitting your information, you are gaining access to C&EN and subscribing to our weekly newsletter. We use the information you provide to make your reading experience better, and we will never sell your data to third party members.

ENJOY UNLIMITED ACCES TO C&EN

Business

Monsanto Wins Big In DuPont Seed Trial

by Melody M. Bomgardner
August 6, 2012 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 90, Issue 32

Agriculture giant Monsanto has won a jury verdict of $1 billion in a patent lawsuit against DuPont in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. The suit began in May 2009, when Monsanto sued DuPont for combining Monsanto’s glyphosate herbicide resistance trait with DuPont’s own Optimum GAT technology, which also confers resistance to glyphosate. Monsanto claimed that the combination of traits was unauthorized under the license granted to DuPont. DuPont says it will appeal the case, adding that the damages are unjustified because DuPont Pioneer never sold any Optimum GAT seed. Meanwhile, DuPont has filed an antitrust and patent misuse case against Monsanto; the trial is scheduled to begin in September 2013.

Article:

This article has been sent to the following recipient:

0 /1 FREE ARTICLES LEFT THIS MONTH Remaining
Chemistry matters. Join us to get the news you need.