# Court dismisses Onego Bio's lawsuit against The EVERY Company over egg-protein patent

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Date: 9 Oct 2026
About: [Onego Bio](https://technooptimist.io/companies/onego-bio.md)
Original source: https://agfundernews.com/breaking-the-every-co-prevails-in-legal-spat-with-onego-bio-onego-picked-a-fight-and-lost-says-judge

A Delaware federal judge dismissed Onego Bio's lawsuit against The EVERY Company, a rival making egg proteins by precision fermentation. The court said it lacked jurisdiction to declare that Onego does not infringe EVERY's ovalbumin patent, and it did not rule on whether the patent is valid. The case is over, although EVERY could still sue for infringement later.

## Key facts

- Onego also argued that EVERY demanded unwarranted license fees and made false advertising claims; the judge found Onego lacked standing on the advertising claim because it is not yet on the market.
- Onego uses the fungus Trichoderma reesei as its production host and says it is shipping product to US customers.
- A similar Onego suit filed in Wisconsin was dismissed in May.
- Foreign patent offices have rejected or objected to EVERY's counterpart applications, which Onego says it will keep monitoring; Onego also plans a manufacturing facility in Wisconsin.

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