DuPont reaches an out-of-court settlement with Spanish refrigerant reseller

Settlement concerns unauthorized sale of patented R-422D retrofit refrigerant

05-Jul-2011 - Switzerland

DuPont and Star Refrigeration (Glasgow, U.K.) have reached an out-of-court settlement with the Spanish refrigerant reseller, Eccogas Refrigerants S.A. (Martorelles/Catalonia), concerning the sale of product R-422D not coming from DuPont or an authorized source. Although details were not disclosed, DuPont and Star acknowledge that the settlement will prevent any future unauthorized sale of R-422D by Eccogas.

DuPont is the sole licensee under a Star Refrigeration patent covering R-422D, a non-ozone-depleting refrigerant broadly used to retrofit and service commercial refrigeration and building air conditioning equipment. Product R-422D marketed by DuPont under the trademark ISCEON® MO29 is part of the DuPont™ ISCEON® family of non-ozone depleting retrofit refrigerants. These refrigerants have become the leading choice in Europe to enable equipment owners to continue to operate equipment designed for HCFC-22 refrigerant despite the ban of virgin HCFC-22 for service in the European Union.

“DuPont and Star Refrigeration secured evidence of alleged patent infringement in Spain regarding the R-422D refrigerant,” said Diane Iuliano Picho, global business manager – DuPont Refrigerants. “We are pursuing strong action to stop illegal trade of R-422D in the European market. Enforcement of refrigerant IP rights provides customers the assurance of continued access to high quality and lawfully sourced refrigerant from reliable and reputable suppliers.”

"DuPont is committed to protect intellectual property for refrigerants such as DuPont™ ISCEON® MO29. The protection of intellectual property is critical to ensuring our continued investment in new technologies and products for the cooling marketplace,” she added.

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