The Hague Patent Court in The Netherlands has ordered Bio-chem Technology Group Company (GBT), its three subsidiaries, and GBT's European distributors to cease infringement on two Ajinomoto patents relating to L-Lysine production.
Ajinomoto Co., and its European subsidiary, Ajinomoto Eurolysine, started patent infringement proceedings against GBT and GBT's European distributors, Helm AG and Helm Benelux NV, in May last year.
The Hague ruled that Lysine manufactured by the GBT group (China) and sold in the Netherlands infringes Ajinomoto's patents for Lysine production.
At the same time, the Court declared the Ajinomoto's patents covering advanced technology for the production of lysine to be valid.
Besides awarding Ajinomoto's claims for patent infringement, GBT was also ordered to pay damages to Ajinomoto for patent infringement in the past.
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