Shell's Benzene Too Pure To Infringe Patent, Judge Rules

By Beth Winegarner (August 26, 2015, 8:42 PM EDT) -- A Texas federal judge on Wednesday threw out an inventor's lawsuit accusing Shell Oil Company of infringing his patent on a method of producing benzene after finding that Shell's process of making benzene, as well as the purity level of the final product, weren't covered by the patent....

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