ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20104
No(s). 11-796 (U.S. May 13, 2013)

The U.S. Supreme Court held that patent exhaustion does not permit a farmer to reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without the patent holder’s permission. A seed manufacturer invented and patented Roundup Ready soybean seeds, which contain a genetic alteration that allows them...