Tag: Federal Circuit
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Trace Contamination by Patented Seeds Insufficient to Establish Standing to Challenge Patents
Flying under the AMP v. Myriad radar was the Federal Circuit’s decision in Organic Seed Growers v. Monsanto. Let’s first recall the story of Bowman v. Monsanto. A small farmer purchased a batch of mixed seeds from an authorized vendor, expecting the batch to contain Monsanto’s patented Roundup Ready® seeds. The farmer then planted the seeds, selected for those with the…