Dow AgroSciences LLC.

Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, and DEKALB DeKalb (dēkălb), city (1990 pop. 34,925), DeKalb co., N Ill., in a farm area; inc. 1861. The city is a distribution center with manufactures that include plastics, electrical equipment, and agricultural silos. There also are agricultural research facilities. Genetics Corporation, DeKalb, Ill., have resolved a significant patent dispute regarding the use of Bacillus

Bacillus an´thracis the causative agent of anthrax.

Bacillus enteri´tidis Salmonella enteritidis.

Bacillus mal´lei Pseudomonas mallei.

Bacillus sub´tilis

thuringiensis (Bt) insect-resistance technology in corn.

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, DEKALB had alleged that Dow AgroSciences' pipeline Bt corn products, including Herculex I insect-resistant corn, which Dow AgroSciences plans to introduce in 2002, violated multiple patents held by DEKALB which cover various technologies involving the use of Bt in corn. Through a license and settlement agreement, Dow AgroSciences has obtained a license to the DEKALB patents for the sale of Herculex corn, as well as Dow AgroSciences' pipeline Bt product intended to control corn rootworm, in exchange for the payment of a royalty to DEKALB.

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Title Annotation:	resolves patent dispute with DEKALB Genetics Corp.
Comment:	Dow AgroSciences LLC.(resolves patent dispute with DEKALB Genetics Corp.)
Publication:	Agri Marketing
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Nov 1, 2001
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