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Supreme Court To Decide If Monsanto GMO Patents Are Valid

Posted by timothy on from the he-said-kill-it-before-it-grows dept.

tomhath writes with this exerpt from a Reuters story: "The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an Indiana farmer's appeal that challenges the scope of Monsanto Co.'s patent rights on its Roundup Ready seeds. Mr. Bowman bought and planted 'commodity seeds' from a grain elevator. Those soybean seeds were a mix and included some that contained Monsanto's technology. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case over the objections of the Obama administration, which had urged the justices to leave the lower court rulings in place."

3 of 308 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Sue God by JustOK · · Score: 4, Funny

    Romney is closer to God than the Pope.

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    rewriting history since 2109
  2. Politics in US by blind+biker · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am not surprised that a reactionary, right-wing administration would stand behind Monsanto.

    Luckily, the elections are behind the corner and things are about to ch.. oh, shit!

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    "The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam" - Japanese ministry official.
  3. prediction by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know what at least one of the justices will say:

    When they get to Sam Alito, he'll point to Antonin Scalia and say, "Whatever he said."

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    You are welcome on my lawn.