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PubPat Kills Four Key Monsanto Patents

Posted by kdawson on from the going-to-seed dept.

IP Ergo Sum writes "PubPat's request for reexamination resulted in the rejection of four key Monsanto patents. According to PubPat, those particular patents were being used to 'harass, intimidate, sue — and in many cases bankrupt — American farmers.'"

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  1. victory! by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny

    VICTORY IS (nutra)SWEET.

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  2. Re:Naaaah by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -Lao Tzu It then needs to be followed by a million more. - Me
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  3. Re:Naaaah by gbulmash · · Score: 4, Funny

    A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -Lao Tzu

    It then needs to be followed by a million more. - Me

    You cover 5.28 feet in a single step? If not, then it needs to be followed by three to four million more, depending on the length of your stride. If you shuffled, you could actually make it take ten million steps.

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  4. Re:Naaaah by PetoskeyGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's the problem with patenting plants. Intention is a difficult thing to prove absolutely when you're talking about pollination. As we all learned from Jurrasic Park, DNA is a hard thing to control.
    And more importantly use round knobs on doors when there is possibility of raptor attacks!
    http://xkcd.com/87/
    http://xkcd.com/135/
    http://www.pitt.edu/~jrf27/cs1515/poster/jrf27.pdf (PDF proof of longest time to live)
  5. Re:Naaaah by xENoLocO · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd take 5 steps to my car. :)

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