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DOJ withdraws USDA appeal, ratifying ruling against Systems Approach for Chilean table grape exports

The reason behind the department's decision remains unclear, but it leaves Chilean exporters with little to no recourse to reverse the ruling in this case.

calendar_today March 30 , 2026
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Bloom Fresh cracks down on illegal grape plantings in Peru

Bloom Fresh has stepped up enforcement actions against unauthorized plantings of its proprietary table grape varieties in Peru, including legal cases, supply chain monitoring, and investigations into nurseries suspected of illegal propagation. The fruit breeding company said it has filed three new legal actions with Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la […]

calendar_today March 16 , 2026
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Bloom Fresh awarded $573,000 in damages in landmark PVR infringement case in China

The ruling confirmed third-party infringement of its Plant Variety Rights over the IFG Six cultivar, marketed globally as Sweet Sapphire™.

calendar_today February 16 , 2026
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Sun World collects yet another PVR victory in Italy

The firm secured immediate enforcement for the removal of unauthorized Sugrathirtyfive vines, commercialized under the AUTUMNCRISP brand.

calendar_today February 04 , 2026
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BLOOM FRESH secures major legal victory against infringers in Italy

Following years of litigation, an Italian court awarded BLOOM FRESH over €750,000 in damages, costs, and penalties against well-known serial infringers.

calendar_today September 29 , 2025
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Sun World scores victories in litigation against Italian grape growers

In recent months ,in three separate cases, Italian courts have ruled in favor of Sun World International, LLC in litigation filed by growers attempting to circumvent the contractual obligations stemming from agreements with Sun World for the growing, harvesting, and sale of Sun World table grapes. The growers sought the right to market AUTUMNCRISP brand […]

calendar_today October 23 , 2024
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Sun World wins legal battle in Egypt over table grape licensing

The two economic courts, located in Cairo and Tanta, issued injunctions on the merits against two growers prohibiting the unauthorized propagation of Sun World varieties.

calendar_today August 13 , 2024
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Bloom Fresh wins legal battle in South Korea over table grape licensing

The firm successfully demonstrated that the patented variety named IFG Six and the trademark Sweet Sapphire were in wide use despite the company’s ownership of the intellectual property. 

calendar_today October 25 , 2023
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Grapa wins legal case against illegal planting in Egypt

The breeder and licenser of premium table grape varieties has won a legal case against an illegal grower of Early Sweet table grapes, imposing the uprooting of 11 acres of illegal plantation in Egypt and setting a major precedent. 

calendar_today July 13 , 2022
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Chilean grape companies planning to file class action lawsuit in U.S. over losses and charges

A Chilean-headquartered law firm is working with exporters and growers to file the lawsuit in a U.S. East Coast court against shipping companies and the Port of Philadelphia.

calendar_today June 08 , 2022
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