Bayer and Corteva Sue Over Patent Infringement Involving Herbicide-Resistant Enzymes

OMAHA (DTN) -– Seed trait companies Corteva Agriscience and rival Bayer CropScience have filed lawsuits in federal court this week over patent rights involving herbicide trait technology.

Corteva, in a lawsuit filed this week in the U.S. District Court for Delaware, alleges Bayer/Monsanto has violated Corteva’s patent rights to a gene that “encodes a unique herbicide resistance enzyme” for corn that allows farmers to use multiple types of herbicides against weeds.

Read the full story from DTN/Progressive Farmer here: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2022/08/12/bayer-corteva-sue-patent-involving

DTN Story by Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor and Chris Hill from DTN/Progressive Farmer