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Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., (U.S.) has filed a lawsuit against Bayer AG

Basel, Switzerland
May 16,  2001

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., (US) (NYSE: SYT) filed a lawsuit on 15 May against Bayer AG of Leverkusen, Germany, seeking a declaratory judgment that Bayer US Patent No.6,232,309 is invalid. This patent purports to cover the chemical compound thiamethoxam, an agricultural insecticide invented by Syngenta scientists and patented by Syngenta in the US. 

It is Syngenta policy to respect valid intellectual property rights of other companies. However, Syngenta is confident that its actions in manufacturing and selling thiamethoxam in the US do not infringe any valid and enforceable patents owned or controlled by Bayer. Syngenta will vigorously defend its rights to continue marketing its products based on the patented compound thiamethoxam. 

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness. The company ranks first in crop protection, and third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Pro forma sales in 2000 were approximately US $6.9 billion. Syngenta employs more than 20,000 people in over 50 countries. The company is committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative Research and Technology. Formed in November 2000 by the merger of Novartis Agribusiness and Zeneca Agrochemicals, Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange, and in London, New York and Stockholm. Further information is available at www.syngenta.com.
 

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