Mara, DSM IP Assets appeals over fatty acids patent ruling rejected
By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( February 24, 2026, 16:35 GMT | Insight) -- Canadian biotech company Mara and DSM IP Assets have both had their respective appeals in a dispute over patents for the production of certain fatty acids dismissed by the English Court of Appeal. The judge upheld the previous court ruling that one of DSM’s patents was valid and infringed and that the other two patents were invalid. Canadian biotech company Mara and DSM IP Assets had their separate appeals in their dispute over patents for the production of certain fatty acids dismissed by the English Court of Appeal on Tuesday....
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