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Updates
As farmers prepare for the next growing season, seed producers may wish to revisit license agreements in the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision.
In Quanta Computer Inc. vs. LG Electronics, the Supreme Court addressed the century-old patent doctrine of exhaustion and the ability to enforce post-sale restrictions under the patent laws. Although the case concerns computer technology, the decision has implications for protecting self-replicating products in life sciences, including patent-protected seeds. Read more…
Republished with permission of Feedstuffs, Volume 81, Number 6, February 9, 2009.
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