Igene Biotechnology Inc., Columbia, Md., has settled a lawsuit with Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill., alleging the theft of a trade secret that alters the color of salmon raised in captivity.Igene Biotechnology Inc., Columbia, Md., has settled a lawsuit with Archer Daniels Midland The Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), is a conglomeration based in Decatur, Illinois. ADMoperates more than 270 plants worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into numerous products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial and animal feed Co., Decatur, Ill., alleging the theft of a trade secret that alters the color of salmon raised in captivity. In the lawsuit, originally filed in 1997, Igene alleged that a former Igene employee gave ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. trade secrets on how to breed farm-raised salmon that have a rosy ros·y adj. ros·i·er, ros·i·est 1. a. Having the characteristic pink or red color of a rose. b. Flushed with a healthy glow: rosy cheeks. 2. , appetizing color similar to wild salmon. Igene contended the former employee gave ADM trade secrets on how to alter the color of the fish, and ADM countersued, accusing Igene of 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. . |
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