Legal Opinion

Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Plaintiff-Cross v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided October 3, 2000No. 99-1098, 99-1099, 99-1209, 99-1210PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (“ADM”) appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 1 holding that ADM’s use of certain strains of genetically modified bacteria to produce the amino acid threo-nine infringed Ajinomoto’s United States Patent No. 4,278,765 (“the ’765 patent”) in terms of 35 U.S.C. § 271(g), and awarding damages calculated as a royalty of $1.23/kg of threonine produced by ADM from May 1993 to March 27, 1998. ADM also appeals the district court’s ruling that the ’765 patent is valid and enforceable. Ajinomoto…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. North River Insurance Company v. Cigna Reinsurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  3. Kingsdown Medical Consultants, Ltd. And E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. v. Hollister IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
  4. Hybritech Incorporated v. Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  5. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Garlock, Inc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by60 opinions

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  3. Golden Blount, Inc. v. Robert H. Peterson Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  4. Norian Corporation v. Stryker Corporation, Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
  5. Astra Aktiebolag v. Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002

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