MYCOGEN PLANT SCIENCE v. MONSANTO CO.

Nos. 00-1001, 00-1051.

243 F.3d 1316 (2001)

MYCOGEN PLANT SCIENCE, INC. and Agrigenetics, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MONSANTO COMPANY and DeKalb Genetics Corporation, Defendants-Cross Appellants, and Delta and Pine Land Company, Defendant-Cross Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

DECIDED: March 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Mark, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief were Daniel J. Thomasch; and Craig R. Kaufman, of Menlo Park, California. Of counsel were Lauren J. Elliott, Geoffrey W. Millsom, and Marc P. Berger, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, of New York, New York.

John F. Lynch, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, L.L.P., of Houston, Texas, argued for defendants-cross appellants. With him on the brief were Susan K. Knoll, Michael E. Lee, and Steven G. Spears. Of counsel was Richard L. Stanley.

E. Anthony Figg, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Kurz, of Washington, DC, for defendant-cross appellant, Delta and Pine Land Company.

Before CLEVENGER, BRYSON, and LINN, Circuit Judges.


CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. and Agrigenetics, Inc. (collectively, "Mycogen") appeal the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware upholding a jury verdict of patent invalidity pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 102(g) in favor of Monsanto Company, DeKalb Genetics Corporation, and Delta and Pine Land Company (collectively, "Monsanto"). The patents at issue in this trial are U.S. Patent No. 5,567,600 ("the '600 patent...

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