中国最高法院因侵犯 FMC 活性成分氯虫苯甲酰胺专利而对中国农药制造商处以创纪录高额罚款。 China's Supreme Court imposed record-high fines on Chinese farm chemical manufacturers for patent infringement of FMC's active ingredient, chlorantraniliprole.

中国最高法院对几家被判侵犯专利罪的中国农药制造商处以巨额罚款。 The Supreme Court of China handed down substantial fines on several Chinese farm chemical manufacturers found guilty of patent infringement. 该案由全球作物保护公司 FMC 告上法庭，该公司被发现其专有活性成分氯虫苯甲酰胺受到这些制造商的侵权。 The case was brought to court by global crop protection company FMC, which was found to have its proprietary active ingredient, chlorantraniliprole, infringed upon by these manufacturers. 最高人民法院的罚款总额近100万美元，是近年来中国农药行业专利侵权诉讼中判给的最高赔偿额之一。 The fines given by the SPC, totaling nearly $1 million, are among the highest damages awarded in patent infringement suits in China's pesticide industry in recent times. 河南省法院判定违法者有罪，但判处较轻的罚款后，FMC 向最高人民法院提出上诉，随后作出了这一处罚。 The penalty followed FMC's appeal to the SPC after a court in Henan province found the offenders guilty but handed out a lesser fine.