Legal Opinion
Monsanto Co. v. Mycogen Plant Science, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 18, 1999No. Civ.A. 96-133-RRMPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKELVIE, District Judge.
This is a patent case. Plaintiff Monsanto Company owns U.S. Patent No. 5,500,-365 (“the ’365 patent”) which is directed to a modified bacterial gene inserted into plants to make plants insect-resistant. The inventors are David A. Fischhoff and Frederick J. Perlak. In a complaint filed in March 1996, Monsanto contends Myco-gen Plant Science, Inc., Agrigenetics, Inc. and Novartis Corporation infringe the ’365 patent. Defendants have answered by denying they infringe the ’365 patent and asserting certain affirmative defenses. Defendants also counterclaim for…
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