The US Supreme Court upheld biotech giant Monsanto’s
claims on genetically-engineered seed patents and the company’s ability
to sue farmers whose fields are inadvertently contaminated with
Monsanto materials.
The high court left intact Monday a federal appeals court
decision that threw out a 2011 lawsuit from the Organic Seed
Growers and Trade Association and over 80 other plaintiffs
against Monsanto that sought to challenge the agrochemical
company’s aggressive claims on patents of genetically-modified
seeds. The suit also aimed to curb Monsanto from suing anyone
whose field is contaminated by such seeds.
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