Voice of America: Supreme Court Upholds Patents on Monsanto Biotech Seeds

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Supreme Court Upholds Patents on Monsanto Biotech Seeds May 13th 2013, 22:14 The seeds of patented plants are patented, too, and replanting them violates intellectual property law. That's the ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. The court decided a case that pitted the seed company Monsanto against a farmer who saved the offspring of plants grown from the company's genetically modified seeds. Intellectual property rights supporters call it a victory.   Several years ago, Indiana farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman needed seed for a risky late planting of his soybean ... Media files: 1DB3C706-D12D-4740-BA4E-B7096C936C78_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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