Alltech Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit.IRVINE, Calif. -- Knobbe Martens announced today that its client, global animal nutrition company Alltech, Inc., of Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, United States, known as the "Horse Capital of the World," is located in the heart of the Bluegrass region. It is the second-largest city in Kentucky, after Louisville, Kentucky,[1] and the 68th largest in the United States. , has settled its patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. lawsuit against Cenzone Tech, Inc. and its founder Jung Fu Wu. The parties settled their dispute under confidential terms, with Cenzone agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum to Alltech. The settlement concludes over 18 months of federal litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and was reached shortly after the United States District Court for the Southern District of California The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties in California: Imperial and San Diego. ruled that Cenzone's Microbond product infringed Alltech's U.S. Patent No. 6,045,834, directed to compositions and methods for combating mycotoxins in animal feed. Mycotoxins are toxins produced by mold and are estimated to contaminate con·tam·i·nate v. 1. To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture. 2. To expose to or permeate with radioactivity. con·tam·i·nant n. as much as 25% of the world's grain supply. The patented composition, which was discovered by Alltech's scientists approximately ten years ago, is now incorporated into Alltech's successful MTB-100 and Mycosorb products. Dr. Pearse Lyons, Alltech's founder and President, stated "We are very pleased with the Court's ruling that Cenzone has infringed our patent, and with Knobbe Martens' ability to enforce and protect Alltech's intellectual property rights. Alltech invests heavily in research and development in an effort to bring innovative products to its customers, and this case demonstrates Alltech's commitment to enforcing its intellectual property rights that result from such research." Alltech is a global leader in animal nutrition and has offices and distributors in 85 countries. Knobbe Martens is one of the largest intellectual property law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
To see the Court's ruling, please see the attached document. For information on Alltech, please visit www.alltech.com. For information on Knobbe Martens, please visit www.kmob.com. |
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