Danisco vs. Novozymes patent infringement case will go to court

Ethanol Producer Magazine
By Holly Jessen February 11, 2011

A U.S. District judge ruled that Danisco A/S didn’t prove that a Novozymes patent is invalid, meaning the case will go to trial in October.

Judge Barbara Crabb of the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin denied Danisco’s motion for a summary judgment Feb. 4. “The defendants have not met their burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the ‘723 patent is invalid as a matter of law,” she said. She adds that it’s not without hesitation that she is denying the motion, still doubting if the patent adequately describes Novozymes product.

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