In the US patent law suit concerning Novozymes' US Patent No. 7,713,723
covering certain alpha-amylase enzymes for use in the biofuel and starch
industries, Judge Barbara Crabb of the US District Court for the Western
District of Wisconsin has found Novozymes' patent invalid. The judge thereby
vacates the jury's verdict of October 26, 2011 in which the jury found Danisco
liable for willfully infringing the patent and awarded Novozymes damages of USD
18,290,500. 

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