41.   The two companies are currently embroiled in a patent dispute.

42.   The two companies, though, are currently in a patent dispute that could mean Hoechst may not have to pay royalties, said Hoechst spokesman Charles Rouse.

43.   The Texas company that last week cloned the first cat already pays ACT and another company in the patent dispute, Geron Corp., for permission to clone.

44.   They are the central figures in a patent dispute that went before a nine-person federal jury, who heard closing arguments today.

45.   Thomas Edison was embroiled in a number of patent disputes.

46.   Typically in settlement of a patent dispute, the company infringing on the patent would pay the patent holder.

47.   Wharton is hired as a high-tech detective by law firms whose corporate clients are involved in patent disputes.

48.   Although not generally known, motorists also are paying a premium because of a little-known patent dispute involving the blending of the cleaner gasoline.

49.   Aventis set ambitious earnings per share and revenue growth targets for the next three years, allaying market fears sparked by a patent dispute over Allegra.

50.   Former chemistry student sent to chain gang over patent dispute.