Category Archives: Ag Biotechnology

“The Good Wife” Defends GMOs

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Last Sunday’s episode of “The Good Wife” featured a Christian mediation between a farmer (Robert Joy) sued by a Pioneer-like company, represented by the actor Richard Thomas, for saving GMO corn seed for replanting. The facts were a mash-up of … Continue reading →

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Patentability Issues for Plants in the EPO

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Warren Woessner

While this decision from the EPO Technical Board of Appeal raises more questions than it answers, it does a very good job of framing the issues and uncertainty regarding the patentability of plants in the EPO. The claim was to … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Decides Bowman v. Monsanto for Monsanto

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On May 13th, a unanimous Court found that the doctrine of patent exhaustion “does not allow the purchaser to make new copies of the patented invention.” [A copy of decision is at the end of this post.] In this case, the patented … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Hears “Replicant Soy Bean” Appeal

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Since I did a perfectly concise, coherent even, post when the Supreme Court granted cert. in Monsanto v. Bowman back in October, I don’t really have a lot to add. The bloggers and news services have paid a lot of … Continue reading →

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