Intellectual Property
Jan. 13, 2015
Grape farmers lose patent appeals ruling
California farming companies lost a bid to invalidate two grape crop patents held by a federal agency in an appellate court ruling Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California farming companies lost a bid to invalidate two grape crop patents held by a federal agency in an appellate court ruling Friday.
The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit means that grape growers in California will continue to pay royalties to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the owner of the two patented grape varieties, and the California Table Grape Commission, t...
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