FMC (www.fmc.com), a global leader in agricultural sciences, has been recognized by Lexology as North America Leading Intellectual Property Team of the Year for 2024. FMC's Chief IP Counsel, Paul Burnett, was also interviewed by the legal media Modern Counsel, where he shared the team's work philosophy and achievements.

As a long-term partner of FMC, GEN Law Firm extends its sincere congratulations to FMC and Paul Burnett. In the Modern Counsel interview, Jerry Xia, partner at GEN Law Firm, commended Paul's contributions: "As FMC’s Chief IP Counsel, Paul has unparalleled legal expertise and business sense that make him a strategic player in his industry. He is very hard working, thoughtful but also very practical in terms of bringing the most cost-effective results for the company. We as outside counsel have been so fortunate to partner with Paul and thanks to his leadership and guidance, we have achieved many remarkable successes together."

GEN Law is very proud of the victories achieved together with FMC legal team over the years. For instance, we obtained a record judgment of over 32 million RMB against a patent infringer in China in 2024, including the statutory maximum of 5-fold punitive damages. We also secured a rare pre-suit injunction in an agrochemical patent infringement civil dispute. Additionally, one of our cases was selected as one of the top 100 exemplary cases commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court of China.

GEN Law is so honored to have been serving an innovative and collaborative client like FMC. Moving forward, the firm is committed to continuing to support FMC in its IP protection in China.

*To read Modern Counsel’s full interview with Paul Burnett, please visit:

https://modern-counsel.com/2024/protecting-ip-as-chief-counsel/

** For more information on Lexology North America Awards 2024, please visit: https://events.lexology.com/event/1ac0d7bc-788e-4fed-b0b1-91621fd7f83f/2024-winners