Basf Plant Science, LP v. Commonwealth Scientific, No. 20-1415 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2022)

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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Or- ganisation (CSIRO), a research arm of the Australian gov- ernment, owns six U.S. patents that are at issue before us. The parties treat four patents under the name “ Group A”: BASF PLANT SCIENCE, LP v. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC 3 Nos. 9,926,579; 9,951,357; 9,970,033; and 9,994,880. They treat separately the two other pa tents at issue, Nos. 9,994,792 and 9,932,541 (once part of “ Group B” and “Group D,” respectively).