Bayer CropScience Defends Imidacloprid Patent
31 May 2011 Bayer CropScience has successfully enforced its European Patent for imidacloprid against a number of agro-chemical suppliers within the European Union and against a generic manufacturer based in China, according to a press release.
Action was taken by Bayer CropScience against the following companies: Agropharm Limited (United Kingdom), Roots Ingenieros (Spain) and Eastsun Chemical Co. Limited (China). The companies, who allegedly unlawfully sold imidacloprid produced in China to customers within the European Union and elsewhere, all settled out of court. They agreed to pay Bayer CropScience financial compensation and court costs, according to the release.
The active ingredient imidacloprid was developed by Bayer CropScience and belongs to the chloronicotinyl class of insecticides.
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