Danisco Wins EPO Appeal Against Novozymes' Animal Feed Patent

DuPont's Danisco unit has won an appeal that rejects a Novozymes animal-feed enzyme patent at the European Patent Office (EPO). Novozymes’ patent EP’592 has been revoked in Europe, allowing Danisco to resume commercial activities in the animal feed business in Europe. “From the beginning, Danisco believed that Novozymes’ attempted enforcement was a wholly unjustified attempt to block Danisco’s innovative products from the market, as Novozymes’ patent was clearly invalid and not infringed," says Soonhee Jang, vice...

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