Tag: patent
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Patent Marking Complaint Filed Against Kraft Foods
A Missouri resident has filed a complaint in federal court against Kraft Foods Inc., alleging that it has been marking its Kool-Aid® and Country Time Lemonade® drink mix packages with the U.S. patent numbers for container patents that expired in April 2008. Brown v. Kraft Foods Inc., No. 10-1007 (E.D. Mo., filed June 1, 2010).…
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EU High Court Adviser Rules Argentine Soy Meal Not Protected by EU Patent on GE Soybeans
A European Court of Justice adviser has determined that Monsanto Co. cannot seek royalties from a company that imported from Argentina soy meal containing residues of Monsanto’s patented gene. Case C-428/08, Monsanto Tech. LLC v. Cefetra BV (Op. of Advocate Gen. Mengozzi, delivered March 9, 2010). Monsanto has no patent on its Roundup Ready® soybeans in…
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ITC Finds No Infringement of Sucralose Patents
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has reportedly ruled that Chinese manufacturers and U.S. distributors did not infringe the sucralose patents owned by Tate & Lyle. The ITC’s April 6, 2009, ruling affirms an administrative judge’s September 2008 preliminary ruling about the sweetener patents. More details about the case appear in issue 276 of this Update.…