Butamax files second lawsuit against Gevo over patent infringement

In Delaware, Butamax Advanced Biofuels filed a second patent infringement case against Gevo.

The lawsuit is based on an alleged infringement, by Gevo, of U.S. Patent No. 7,993,889 which describes Butamax’s foundational methods for low-cost production of biobutanol. The patent was officially granted this week by the US Patent and Trademark Office,

The Butamax intellectual property portfolio encompasses novel technology across the entire value chain.  Butamax inventions include recombinant microorganisms that convert various feedstocks to biobutanol, process engineering for recovering biobutanol produced during fermentation, engineering design for optimized energy integrations, and various renewable fuel and chemical compositions.