Round two of the conflict between these two alt-meat firms heats up with a patent challenge issued by the underdog.
Photo credit: Motif Foodworks
Motif Foodworks has petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to revoke a patent held by Impossible Foods that protects the company’s heme technology, according to an 87-page document filed on April 20.
In its bid to invalidate Impossible’s patent, Motif’s petition argues that key parts of Impossible’s process were public before Impossible claims to have…