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Justices appear to side with Monsanto in seed case
WASHINGTON -- An Indiana farmer who clashed with Monsanto Co. over his replanting of its patented soybean seeds ran into steady skeptical questions Tuesday from the Supreme Court.
The justices strongly suggested that they would rule for Monsanto and decide that the company's patent protection for its genetically modified seeds covers not just the first planting, but also seeds that are generated later.
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Justices appear to side with Monsanto in seed case
WASHINGTON -- An Indiana farmer who clashed with Monsanto Co. over his replanting of its patented soybean seeds ran into steady skeptical questions Tuesday from the Supreme Court.
The justices strongly suggested that they would rule for Monsanto and decide that the company's patent protection for its genetically modified seeds covers not just the first planting, but also seeds that are generated later.
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