Federal Circuit Remands Gevo/Butamax Patent Infringement Suit to District Court on ‘Narrow Interpretation’ Claim

摘要

Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a 50/50 biobutanol joint venture between DuPont and BP plc, announced February 19 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, holding that the District Court’s narrow interpretation of its patents, was “in error,” according to a statement issued by the joint-venture company. “This decision paves the way for Butamax’s case against Gevo on core biobutanol production patents to proceed under a favorable claim construction,” according to a statement issued by Butamax.