SNFL Group has obtained an order (ex parte) against two growers who were producing its protected table grape varieties without license in the area of Palagiano and Castellaneta in the province of Taranto, Italy.
Following the execution of the order, SNFL has reached a settlement which provides, depending on the two different cases, for the recognition of the validity of the rights on the affected varieties and their infringement, the removal of the infringing vines, the commitment not to infringe the breeding rights on the property/availability of the SNFL Group, as well as compensation for damages, legal fees and costs incurred.
