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03/27/2017 / By Thomas Dishaw

New bill would allow farmers to sue Monsanto if GMO crops invade their property

Farmer’s in Oregon could finally get a win in their fight against companies like Monsanto. House Bill 2739 is under consideration and, if passed, it would allow farmers and landowners to sue biotech patent holders like Monsanto for essentially trespassing on their property. The House Bill 2739 summary states that it “Allows cause of action against patent holder […]

08/18/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Human genes legally protected from patents, but why aren’t GMO plant genes protected?

In what was truly a miraculous ruling, the United States Supreme Court came to the unanimous conclusion that human genes cannot be patented. Among the many thousands of patents ruled invalid, Myriad Genetics’ patent on BRCA breast cancer genes was finally brought to an end. The company wanted royalties from anyone who researched or even […]

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