JK Sucralose wins IPR battle against US firm

Chinese sucralose maker, JK Sucralose Inc, has won an intellectual property dispute in the United States, after a two-year battle.

The company has finally been cleared of the patent infringement charges brought against it by Tate & Lyle, one of the world's largest sugar companies.

The Chinese firm effectively won the No 337-TA-604 investigation after the US president did not take the decision to veto an earlier administrative ruling in its favor before the deadline expired Saturday.