PHILADELPHIA, May 10, 2022
/PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural
sciences company, announced the Ningbo Intermediate People's Court
in Zhejiang Province, China, granted FMC Agro Singapore Pte. Ltd a
pre-suit preliminary injunction to stop infringement of a
chlorantraniliprole patent. Chlorantraniliprole is FMC's leading
insecticide ingredient branded as Rynaxypyr® active.
The pre-suit preliminary injunction restrains Zhejiang Yongtai
Technology Co. Ltd. ("Yongtai Technology") from engaging in any
activity of offering to sell chlorantraniliprole until FMC's patent
expires, including by doing so at trade fairs.
"We are pleased with the Court's decision, which reflects its
understanding of the urgency of this matter and its impact on the
crop protection market in China,"
said Michael Reilly, FMC executive
vice president, general counsel and secretary. "The principles
decided by the Court are also significant for future infringement
actions, as being one of very few cases anywhere in China where a trial court has granted pre-suit
injunctive relief under the China Patent Law and standards outlined
by the Chinese Supreme Court. The Ningbo Intermediate
People's Court determined that Yongtai Technology's infringing acts
violated the China Patent Law and created a need for urgent relief
to protect FMC's patent rights."
For nearly four decades, FMC has provided proprietary insect,
disease and weed control technologies to ensure that Chinese
farmers have access to world-class product technologies. The
company employs more than 600 people in China, where it operates a world-class
innovation center in Shanghai and
two manufacturing facilities in Shanghai and Jiangsu.
"Our intellectual property rights are an essential tool to drive
innovation and continued investment in the Chinese crop protection
market," said Pramod Thota, interim
president for FMC's Asia Pacific Region and president of FMC
U.S.A. "This decision reinforces
the value of our commitment to bring innovative, high-quality crop
protection solutions to growers in China and around the world."
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company
dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for
an expanding world population while adapting to a changing
environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including
biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture –
enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management
professionals to address their toughest challenges economically
while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400
employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to
discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active
ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that
are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more
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Rynaxypyr is a trademark of FMC Corporation or an affiliate.
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