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Supreme Court to review Monsanto seed patents
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider an Indiana soybean farmer's appeal of an appellate court decision that he infringed Monsanto Co patents over seeds that can be replicated.
The case is one of seven that the highest U.S. court decided on Friday to review, with oral arguments likely to be scheduled for January or February of 2013.
Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, has a reputation for zealously defending patents on its genetically altered crops, including Roundup Ready soybeans, corn and cotton.
From 1997 to April 2010, the company filed 144 patent infringement lawsuits against farmers, who like the seeds because of their ability to withstand herbicide treatments. Monsanto would prefer that farmers buy genetically modified seeds each year.
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