Monday, May 13, 2013

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 ...

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