Monday, May 13, 2013

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously in Favor of Monsanto

The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously today in Bowman v. Monsanto, the case that pitted an Indiana soybean farmer against Monsanto. The Court held that the farmer could not use patented genetically modified soybeans to create new seeds without paying the company. A full copy of the decision is located here. I wrote about this case back in October of 2012 when the Supreme Court granted the farmer's petition for certiorari. Monsanto provides its take on the opinion here.