Nufarm takes Advanta Seeds to court after patent lapse held to be lawyers’ error

Intellectual Property 2022-06-08 4:59 pm By Sam Matthews | Melbourne

Agricultural chemical company Nufarm has appealed a decision giving rival Advanta Seeds extra time to pay a renewal fee for its patent for a hybrid plant cell after correspondence from its lawyers was sent to employees that had left the company and the patent renewal fell through the cracks.