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In addition, the preliminary injunction orders the Federal Committee for Protection from Sanitary Risks (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios) (COFEPRIS) to prohibit the import and export of chlorantraniliprole technical from Rainbow

FMC Corporation announced the Mexican Federal Court of Administrative Justice, Specialised Court in Intellectual Property (Tribunal Federal de Justicia Administrativa, Sala Especializada en Materia de Propiedad Intelectual), granted FMC Corporation and FMC Agroquímica de México, S. de R. L. de C.V. a preliminary injunction against Rainbow Agro Sciences, S.A. De C.V. (Rainbow) for patent infringement relating to the company seeking registration of chlorantraniliprole and chlorantraniliprole-containing products in Mexico. Chlorantraniliprole is FMC’s leading insecticide ingredient branded as Rynaxypyr active.

In addition, the preliminary injunction orders the Federal Committee for Protection from Sanitary Risks (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios) (COFEPRIS) to prohibit the import and export of chlorantraniliprole technical from Rainbow in and out of Mexico and denies Rainbow any registration for formulated products that contain chlorantraniliprole.

“We are pleased with the Court’s decision, which reflects its understanding of the urgency of this matter and the importance of using genuine, registered crop protection technologies on farms in Mexico,” said Michael Reilly, FMC executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. “The principles decided by the Court are significant for future infringement actions and reinforce FMC’s confidence in protecting and enforcing its patents around the world. Our intellectual property rights are an essential tool to drive innovation and continued significant investment in new crop protection solutions.”

FMC Corporation invests heavily in research and development to bring the latest innovations to farms around the world. The company is committed to ensuring farmers use genuine crop protection products from legitimate sources. Its #DealWithRealFMC social media campaign is helping to raise awareness about the numerous benefits of using trusted crop protection technologies and brands from reputable companies and the many risks posed by counterfeit pesticide products.

In addition, the preliminary injunction orders the Federal

Agro chems – Chemicals, Company News, India

Court imposes a cost of Rs 2,00,000 on FMC for their attempts at ever-greening their monopoly

GSP Crop Science, one of India’s first agrochemical company to manufacture and sell Chlorantraniliprole (CTPR), an insecticide product to protect sugarcane, rice, soyabean, pulses and vegetables, received a go-ahead from Delhi High Court for manufacturing and marketing CTPR in India. 

The Delhi High Court, dismissed FMC’s application for interim injunction in CS (Comm) 662/2022 (FMC Corporation vs GSP Crop Science) thereby clearing the way for GSP’s launch of its CTPR product.

The Court held IN’004 (suit patent) prima facie invalid on grounds of prior claiming and proceeded to impose a cost of Rs 2,00,000 on FMC for their attempts at ever-greening their monopoly and for the many material misrepresentations and suppressions by them before the Court and the Patent Office. With this fresh direction, GSP Crop will now manufacture and sell CTPR under Make in India Initiative to benefits the farmers and customers at large.

The suit was filed by FMC Corporation, USA and its two group companies, FMC Agro Singapore Pvt Ltd and FMC India Pvt Ltd seeking inter alia, an injunction restraining the infringement of Indian Patent Number IN252004 titled “Method for Preparing Fused Oxazinones from Ortho-Amino Aromatic Carboxylic Acid and a Carboxylic Acid in the presence of a Sulfonyl Chloride and Pyridine” against Ahmedabad based GSP Crop Science Ltd.

On this significant win, Bhavesh Shah, managing director of GSP Crop Sciencesaid, “GSP is delighted to provide the Indian market with CTPR (Chlorantraniliprole) under the brand name Helipro and Ballot. With the Delhi High Court clearing us to make the product affordable and easily accessible to the farming community of India. GSP promises to provide as we have in the past best quality product for our customers”.

Court imposes a cost of Rs 2,00,000 on