The dispute between Miyoko Schinner and the company she founded has grown uglier as Miyoko’s Creamery has filed a lawsuit accusing Schinner of “hatching a plot to steal company property, trade secrets, and confidential information” after being removed as CEO.
US urban zoning laws need a rethink if the benefits of vertical farming are to be fully realized, writes real estate lawyer Jared Burden.
Motif says it’s “confident the US Patent & Trademark Office will agree with our view that the patent never should have been issued, and revoke it.”
Impossible says its patent on a beef substitute containing synthesized heme – which gives the effect of blood – is being infringed by Motif.
Cannabis has been removed from the country’s narcotics list, potentially paving the way for a new industry around hemp-based products and services.
Under-fire Oatly had accused the UK’s Glebe Farm, which produces an oat-based milk called PureOaty, of infringing its trademark rights.
Glebe Farm owner Phillip Rayner said that “although Oatly are much bigger than us, we do not believe we have done anything wrong.”
The maker of plant-based ‘bleeding’ burgers said it applauds the court’s decision to “slap down [CFS] – an anti-science, anti-GMO activist group that’s been spreading lies for years.”
The Center for Food Safety had petitioned the US Department of Agriculture to cease its certification of hydroponic operations as eligible for the government’s ‘organic’ program.
A battle is being waged over water use in California and California’s Central Valley is at the epicenter, writes Sean Hood.
This article is intended to demystify IP in the food and drink industry and shed light on the full extent of the opportunities available to companies to protect and benefit from their IP, with a particular focus on the role patent protection can play.
Murray Indick is a partner at global law firm Morrison & Foerster and here offers tips on how to launch an agtech startup.
