Bayer CropScience Defends Mefenpyr Safener Patent     

On September 1st, Bayer CropScience announced it has successfully ended a patent infringement dispute in China with the two Chinese companies Jiangsu Tian Rong Group Ltd. (Tian Rong) and Yixing Hua Dong Agrochemical Company Ltd. (Hua Dong), and in so doing has defended its patent for the safener mefenpyr.
   Tian Rong unlawfully produced mefenpyr, a proprietary Bayer CropScience safener that is mixed with fenoxaprop-P-ethyl and other active ingredients. Tian Rong and Hua Dong sold the product to Chinese farmers and to customers in other Asian countries.