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Insights: News The Race Is On To Strike 'White Gold' at California's Salton Sea Los Angeles Times March 26, 2021 "Another issue worth mentioning is the long-running tension between EnergySource and Simbol Materials’ successors. The two companies were partners once, but the relationship soured after Simbol’s collapse. In their latest conflict, EnergySource challenged several patents now held by TerraLithium, essentially arguing its competitor is locking up rights to common mineral-extraction techniques. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office disagreed, rejecting the last of those challenges this week." Related People Justin L. Krieger Denver, CO t 303.405.1486 jkrieger@ktslaw.com Nicoletta M. Kennedy Washington, DC t 202.639.4711 nkennedy@ktslaw.com Troy Petersen Denver, CO t 303.607.3246 tpetersen@ktslaw.com Jennifer L. Blackburn, Ph.D. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6040 jblackburn@ktslaw.com Mark J. Riedy Washington, DC t 202.508.5823 mriedy@ktslaw.com

Insights: News

The Race Is On To Strike 'White Gold' at California's Salton Sea

Los Angeles Times

March 26, 2021

"Another issue worth mentioning is the long-running tension between EnergySource and Simbol Materials’ successors. The two companies were partners once, but the relationship soured after Simbol’s collapse. In their latest conflict, EnergySource challenged several patents now held by TerraLithium, essentially arguing its competitor is locking up rights to common mineral-extraction techniques. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office disagreed, rejecting the last of those challenges this week."