High Court Backs Monsanto

Justices Rule Patent Protections Stay With Harvested RR Soybeans

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman talks to reporters following a Supreme Court hearing in February about a case of Bowman buying and replanting Roundup Ready soybeans. (DTN file photo)
Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman talks to reporters following a Supreme Court hearing in February about a case of Bowman buying and replanting Roundup Ready soybeans. (DTN file photo)
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman violated U.S. patent laws by buying soybeans from the bin to double crop. In a ruling crafted by Associate Justice Elena Kagan, the high court said Bowman was effectively making...

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Chris Clayton

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