Monsanto

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  Wheat farmers sue Monsanto

  By Cathleen Flahardy  |  June 10, 2013

  Wheat farmers in the U.S. are frustrated with Monsanto Co. and they’re headed to court.

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  5 notable GCs in the news

  By Alanna Byrne  |  May 17, 2013

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  Farmer infringed on Monsanto’s soybean patents, Supreme Court rules

  By Julie Beck  |  May 14, 2013

  Elderly farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman planted the seed of infringement when he grew Monsanto’s genetically modified soybeans without paying for them, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday.

• IP: The Supreme Court revisits patent exhaustion in Bowman v. Monsanto

  By Martin B. Pavane, Richard T. Ruzich, Darren S. Mogil  |  April 2, 2013

  For more than a century and a half, courts in the U.S. have applied what is called the doctrine of patent exhaustion.

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  Supreme Court appears to side with Monsanto in seed patent case

  By Julie Beck  |  February 21, 2013

  It looks like another big win for the big guy.

• IP: The Supreme Court levels its eye at agricultural GMOs

  By William Merkel  |  January 22, 2013

  The centuries-old common law rule against unreasonable restraints on alienation of property discourages limitations on the free exchange or transfer of property as a brake on the efficient allocation of resources.

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  Monsanto lawyer says company will sue only farmers who illegally use patented seed technology

  By Julie Beck  |  January 16, 2013

  Monsanto Corp. is known to be a ruthless litigator, defending its patented seeds against competitors and farmers alike.

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  Monsanto seed patent case headed to Supreme Court

  By Alanna Byrne  |  October 17, 2012

  Monsanto Corp. is no stranger to the legal system. But the agriculture giant is now headed to the highest courtroom in the land, after the Supreme Court announced earlier this month that it will review a case involving the company’s patented seeds.

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  Jury awards Monsanto $1 billion in patent infringement case against DuPont

  By Alanna Byrne  |  August 2, 2012

  It took less than an hour of deliberations for a jury to award Monsanto Co. a whopping $1 billion in its patent infringement case against DuPont Co.

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  7 notable GCs in the news

  By Alanna Byrne  |  July 20, 2012

  General counsel sound off about television, tobacco, Twitter and more