RatnerPrestia lawyers, Dr. Joy Mulholland and Bob Seitter, provided Intellectual Property support for Merck KGaA of Germany and its US Subsidiary, Nitragin Inc., in their recent acquisition of Agribotics Holdings Inc., a Canadian developer and manufacturer of legume and non-legume inoculants. Dr. Mulholland and Mr. Seitter worked with complex biotechnology, national and international patents and applications, sophisticated license agreements and a purchase agreement that crossed international borders. As a result, Nitragin acquired exclusive rights to several crop enhancing technologies and their applications.

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