Deere sues Iowa competitors Kinze, Ag Leader for infringing patent on high-speed planter
BPC Staff Jan 8, 2021 | 5:21 pm
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66 wordsAll Latest News, Manufacturing, Statewide NewsDes Moines Register: Deere & Co. is trying to block two Iowa manufacturers from selling competing products that allow farmers to sow their fields faster. The Quad Cities-based agricultural giant filed patent infringement lawsuits against Williamsburg-based Kinze Manufacturing and Ames-based Ag Leader in U.S. District Court on Dec. 4, alleging that the competitors’ new devices are too similar to a product Deere debuted seven years ago.