Genencor To Defend Ethanol Patent Suit

30-Mar-2005

Genencor International, Inc., announced that on March 15, 2005, Novozymes A/S filed a complaint against Genencor in the United States District Court for the district of Delaware for patent infringement (U.S. Patent No. 6,867,031). The complaint, which was filed the same day Novozymes' patent was issued, focuses on the manufacture, use and or sale of Genencor's SPEZYME® Ethyl, a high performance amylase enzyme that is sold to the fuel ethanol industry.

"We intend to vigorously defend ourselves from this suit and fully expect that Genencor will prevail before the court and demonstrate that Novozymes' allegations are baseless," said Margaret Horn, general counsel of Genencor.

SPEZYME Ethyl is a thermostable alpha-amylase for the liquefaction of starch at high temperatures. The enzyme is a key ingredient for ethanol processing.

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