Danisco Liable in Enzyme Infringement Battle
Under the ruling, Danisco is liable to pay damages, in the form of a royalty, of a total of USD 8.2 million plus interest and a share of the opposing party’s legal fees. The parties have ten days to agree on a form of judgement reflecting this decision.
19/02/07 A court in Delaware, USA, has ruled in favour of Novozymes in the SPEZYME ETHYL patent infringement case regarding the claim for damages against Danisco. Under the ruling, Danisco is liable to pay damages, in the form of a royalty, of a total of USD 8.2 million plus interest and a share of the opposing party’s legal fees.
The parties have ten days to agree on a form of judgement reflecting this decision. Either party may appeal within 30 days after the final judgement is entered by the Court. Danisco will now assess the legal reasoning of the decisions with regard to the question of liability and damages.
Last August Danisco's Genencor division withdrew an ethanol-producing enzyme from the market after a federal judge ruled that it infringes on a patent held by Novozymes A/S of Denmark. The enzyme, Spezyme Ethyl, is used in the making of fuel ethanol from complex starches.
