Самый гуманный суд мира в патентном споре вынес решение в пользу Evonik.
Теперь Граббс будет покупать собственный катализатор у Evonik
https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/web/201 ... iness.htmlMateria to sell catalyst unit
Belgium-based catalysts giant Umicore has agreed to acquire Materia’s olefin
metathesis catalyst business, including a portfolio of catalysts based on
discoveries by Nobel Prize-winning chemist Robert Grubbs. The sale, for
$27 million, follows Materia’s decision in October to license certain ruthenium-
based olefin metathesis catalysts from Evonik Industries. Materia had
lost a contentious battle with Evonik in U.S. federal court over which came
first: patents based on work by Caltech’s Grubbs or Evonik’s patents based
on work by Technical University of Munich chemist Wolfgang A. Herrmann.
Umicore says it will supply the catalysts to makers of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals,
and surfactants. Materia says it will now focus on its Proxima resin
business. Based on dicyclopentadiene and comonomers polymerized using
catalysts developed by Grubbs, the resins are designed as alternatives to epoxy,
vinyl ester, and polyester resins used in oil and gas exploration, electronics,
and composite applications. Umicore will supply catalysts for the resin
business under a long-term agreement, Materia says. —MARC REISCH
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cen-09601-buscon1
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