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2010-03-10 | permalink
Legal setback for Monsanto in European-Argentine soy dispute
U.S. biotech giant Monsanto’s EU patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds should not extend to cover imports of processed soybean meal into the 27-nation bloc, an adviser to Europe’s top court said. The opinion from Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi must still be confirmed by the European Court of Justice in a final ruling. But it is a setback for Monsanto in its legal battle to secure royalty payments on the use of its seeds.
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2010-03-10 | permalink
Legal setback for Monsanto in European-Argentine soy dispute
U.S. biotech giant Monsanto’s EU patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds should not extend to cover imports of processed soybean meal into the 27-nation bloc, an adviser to Europe’s top court said. The opinion from Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi must still be confirmed by the European Court of Justice in a final ruling. But it is a setback for Monsanto in its legal battle to secure royalty payments on the use of its seeds.
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