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2008-12-17 | permalink
Quebec (Canada) farmers admit to patent violation for growing Monsanto’s RR crops
Three Quebec farmers from the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region in Quebec who have admitted they infringed Monsanto’s patent by growing Roundup Ready® crops without the required license will pay Monsanto thousands of dollars in settlement money. Through its annual technology protection audit program, Monsanto Canada discovered the violations and worked with the three growers to come up with settlement terms agreeable to both sides. All the growers involved agreed to pay Monsanto $200 per acre for their infringement.
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2008-12-17 | permalink
Quebec (Canada) farmers admit to patent violation for growing Monsanto’s RR crops
Three Quebec farmers from the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region in Quebec who have admitted they infringed Monsanto’s patent by growing Roundup Ready® crops without the required license will pay Monsanto thousands of dollars in settlement money. Through its annual technology protection audit program, Monsanto Canada discovered the violations and worked with the three growers to come up with settlement terms agreeable to both sides. All the growers involved agreed to pay Monsanto $200 per acre for their infringement.
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