BASF PLANT SCIENCE, LP v. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

C.A. No. 2:17-cv-503.

BASF PLANT SCIENCE, LP, Plaintiff, v. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, GRANIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND NUSEED PTY LTD, Defendants, Plaintiffs-Counterclaimants, COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, GRAINS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., AND NUSEED PTY LTD., v. BASF PLANT SCIENCE, LP, AND CARGILL, INC., Defendants-Counterdefendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

May 7, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 35 U.S.C. § 281
Cause: 35 U.S.C. § 281 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BASF Plant Science, LP, Plaintiff, represented by Emily Anne Gomes , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Nathaniel Thomas Connally, III , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Anna Kurian Shaw , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Arlene L. Chow , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Ernest Yakob , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Jared Scott Schubert , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Nitya Anand , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Takashi Okuda , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Thomas Bartholomew Hunt , Hogan Lovells US LLP & Una Chiao-Yi Fan , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Defendant, represented by Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP, Alexandra Fellowes , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Daniel Amon Zaheer , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Hugham Chan , Kobre and Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Jonathan Edward Barbee , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Laura Maria Gonzalez , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Luke Jeremiah Burton , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Michael Kai Ng , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice & Michael Meir Rosen , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice.

Cargill, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by Ahmed Jamal Davis , Fish & Richardson PC, Brianna Chamberlin , Fish & Richardson P. C., pro hac vice, Christopher R. Dillon , Fish & Richardson, P. C., pro hac vice, Daniel Robert Gopenko , Fish & Richardson PC, Dexter Jordan Starling Whitley , Fish & Richardson PC, pro hac vice, Elizabeth Marjorie Flanagan , Fish & Richardson P. C., pro hac vice, Michael Eugene Florey , Fish & Richardson P. C., pro hac vice, Sarah Marianne Cork , Fish & Richardson PC, pro hac vice & Taylor Leigh Caldwell , Fish & Richardson PC, pro hac vice.

Grains Research and Development Corporation, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Michael Heim , Heim Payne & Chorush, LLP, Miranda Jones , Heim Payne & Chorush, LLP & Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Alexandra Fellowes , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Daniel Amon Zaheer , Kobre & Kim LLP, Hugham Chan , Kobre and Kim LLP, Jonathan Edward Barbee , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Laura Maria Gonzalez , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Luke Jeremiah Burton , Kobre & Kim LLP, Michael Kai Ng , Kobre & Kim LLP, Michael Meir Rosen , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice & Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP.

Nuseed Pty Ltd, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Lawrence M. Sung , Wiley Rein LLP, Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP, Teresa Summers , Wiley Rein LLP, pro hac vice & Vincent Capati , Wiley Rein LLP, pro hac vice.

Cargill, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Ahmed Jamal Davis , Fish & Richardson PC, Brianna Chamberlin , Fish & Richardson P. C., pro hac vice, Christopher R. Dillon , Fish & Richardson, P. C., pro hac vice, Daniel Robert Gopenko , Fish & Richardson PC, Dexter Jordan Starling Whitley , Fish & Richardson PC, pro hac vice, Elizabeth Marjorie Flanagan , Fish & Richardson P. C., pro hac vice, Michael Eugene Florey , Fish & Richardson P. C., pro hac vice, Sarah Marianne Cork , Fish & Richardson PC, pro hac vice & Taylor Leigh Caldwell , Fish & Richardson PC, pro hac vice.

Grains Research and Development Corporation, Counter Claimant, represented by Michael Heim , Heim Payne & Chorush, LLP, Miranda Jones , Heim Payne & Chorush, LLP & Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Counter Claimant, represented by Alexandra Fellowes , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Daniel Amon Zaheer , Kobre & Kim LLP, Hugham Chan , Kobre and Kim LLP, Jonathan Edward Barbee , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Laura Maria Gonzalez , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Luke Jeremiah Burton , Kobre & Kim LLP, Michael Kai Ng , Kobre & Kim LLP, Michael Meir Rosen , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice & Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP.

Nuseed Pty Ltd, Counter Claimant, represented by Lawrence M. Sung , Wiley Rein LLP, Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP, Teresa Summers , Wiley Rein LLP, pro hac vice & Vincent Capati , Wiley Rein LLP, pro hac vice.

BASF Plant Science, LP, Counter Defendant, represented by Emily Anne Gomes , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Nathaniel Thomas Connally, III , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Anna Kurian Shaw , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Arlene L. Chow , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Ernest Yakob , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Jared Scott Schubert , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Nitya Anand , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Takashi Okuda , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Thomas Bartholomew Hunt , Hogan Lovells US LLP & Una Chiao-Yi Fan , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice.

BASF Plant Science, LP, Counter Claimant, represented by Emily Anne Gomes , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Nathaniel Thomas Connally, III , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Anna Kurian Shaw , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Arlene L. Chow , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Ernest Yakob , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Jared Scott Schubert , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Nitya Anand , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP, Takashi Okuda , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Thomas Bartholomew Hunt , Hogan Lovells US LLP & Una Chiao-Yi Fan , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Counter Defendant, represented by Alexandra Fellowes , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Daniel Amon Zaheer , Kobre & Kim LLP, Hugham Chan , Kobre and Kim LLP, Jonathan Edward Barbee , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Laura Maria Gonzalez , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Luke Jeremiah Burton , Kobre & Kim LLP, Michael Kai Ng , Kobre & Kim LLP, Michael Meir Rosen , Kobre & Kim LLP, pro hac vice, Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP & Alexandra Fellowes , Kobre & Kim LLP.

Grains Research and Development Corporation, Counter Defendant, represented by Michael Heim , Heim Payne & Chorush, LLP, Miranda Jones , Heim Payne & Chorush, LLP & Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP.

Nuseed Pty Ltd, Counter Defendant, represented by Lawrence M. Sung , Wiley Rein LLP, Richard Hooper Ottinger , Vandeventer Black LLP, Teresa Summers , Wiley Rein LLP, pro hac vice & Vincent Capati , Wiley Rein LLP, pro hac vice.

BASF Plant Science GMBH, Counter Claimant, represented by Emily Anne Gomes , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Nathaniel Thomas Connally, III , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Arlene L. Chow , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Ernest Yakob , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Jared Scott Schubert , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Nitya Anand , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Takashi Okuda , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice, Thomas Bartholomew Hunt , Hogan Lovells US LLP & Una Chiao-Yi Fan , Hogan Lovells US LLP, pro hac vice.


OPINION & ORDER

These matters come to the Court on two (2) motions to dismiss, one filed by Defendant-Counterclaimant Cargill, doc. 101, and one filed by Defendants-Counterclaimants Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization ("CSIRO"), doc. 177...

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