Corteva, Inari settle US dispute over seed patents during trial (updated)

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28/09/2026 18:08

Adds companies' statement on settlement in bullet 4
By Blake Brittain
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Agricultural technology giant Corteva Agriscience CTVA.N has settled a lawsuit accusing startup rival Inari Agriculture of illegally obtaining and copying its patented corn and soybean seeds, the companies said in a filing in Delaware federal court.
The companies resolved the case days into a trial in Delaware that had started on September 23
Corteva and Inari asked the court late Sunday to dismiss the case with prejudice, which means it cannot be refiled
The filing did not disclose financial terms of the settlement but said that Inari would destroy all Corteva seeds and other biological materials in its possession
The companies said in a statement on Monday that they have agreed to negotiate "certain license agreements" and that the rest of the settlement's terms are confidential
Corteva sued Inari in 2023
Inari denied the allegations and argued the patents were invalid
Corteva spun off from DowDuPont in 2019
The case is Corteva Agriscience LLC v. Inari Agriculture Inc, US District Court for the District of Delaware, No. 1:23-cv-01059.
For Corteva: Peter Bicks of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
For Inari: Dimitrios Drivas of White & Case
     
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(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington)