We are continually grateful to our partners; from our licensees, to plant brokerages, to root and sell operations, and to finished bedding plant producers that their support has allowed us to be able to breed and develop new and innovative products for the past three decades. And the fact that they have found resonance with the gardening public is truly humbling.
“Although we disagree with the assertion that Selecta has made in regards to Westhoff’s breeding activities violating their legal plant protections, Westhoff has an obligation to the growers in the United States to respond and take appropriate actions to prevent additional disruption of their business.
As growers ourselves, our challenges, and successes, have always been shared and, although this extreme response is disruptive to growers and our partners in the supply chain, we feel obligated to defend our reputation and hope that we can find clarity in this dispute with a minimum of inconvenience.”
Earlier this week, Selecta Klemm filed a Complaint for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against German breeding company Westhoff, and unrooted cutting suppliers Vivero Internacional (Mexico); Plant Source International (Mexico); and Cohen Propagation Nurseries (Israel).