{"id":39,"date":"2013-05-14T14:02:26","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T14:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2020-10-21T17:02:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T17:02:01","slug":"biotech-patent-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/biotech-patent-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotech Patent Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TRADEMARKING-THE-OLYMPICS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TRADEMARKING-THE-OLYMPICS.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TRADEMARKING-THE-OLYMPICS-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TRADEMARKING-THE-OLYMPICS-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TRADEMARKING-THE-OLYMPICS-680x303.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 15.0pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #093644;\">The Supreme Court upheld Monsanto Co.\u2019s patent infringement claim against an Indiana farmer who violated the company\u2019s patents on weed killer resistant soybean seeds (Bowman v. Monsanto Co.). The decision came down as a unanimous vote Monday (5.13.2013). In their defense, the farmer\u2019s argued cheap soybeans bought from a grain elevator were not covered by the Monsanto patents. Today, more than 90 percent of American soybean farms use Monsanto\u2019s \u201cRoundup Ready\u201d seeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 15.0pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #093644;\">Yet another chapter in the ongoing discussion involving gene patents, the Monsanto case was been closely watched by researchers and businesses holding patents on DNA molecules, nanotechnologies and other self-replicating technologies. Ever since the landmark holding in Diamond v. Chakrabarty, which held anything under the son made by man was patentable, the High Court has set a precedent of siding with the patent holder. Voice your opinion on this patent law issue below. And, as always, if you have any<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnilegalgroup.com\/patents.html\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #c84e05; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">patent<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #093644;\">,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnilegalgroup.com\/trademarks.html\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #c84e05; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">trademark<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #093644;\">,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnilegalgroup.com\/copyrights.html\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #c84e05; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">copyright<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #093644;\">, or other intellectual property related questions, don\u2019t hesitate to contact us at our Los Angeles or<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnilegalgroup.com\/beverly-hills.html\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #c84e05; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">Beverly Hills Office<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #093644;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #093644;\">by calling (310) 276-6664.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court upheld Monsanto Co.\u2019s patent infringement claim against an Indiana farmer who violated the company\u2019s patents on weed killer resistant soybean seeds (Bowman v. 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