Huntsman wins Indian patent infringement case against Kiri

摘要

Huntsman Corp has obtained an order from the High Court of Mumbai against Kiri Dyes & Chemicals Ltd (of Ahmedabad) for infringing one of its patents. The patent under scrutiny was duly registered with the Indian Patent Office in 2008. It relates to a true innovation for producing a reactive dye in deep black shades. The manufacture of Huntsman's Novacron Super Black G relies on this patent. However, Kiri has been making and selling its Reactive Super Black G textile colorant, which blatantly flouts Huntsman's patent. Samples of the Kiri product have been collected from several Asian textile mills and they are now being analysed by independent laboratories.