Bayer, Monsanto and Max Planck Society cut deal
According to Reuters on February 4, 2005:
Monsanto Co., Bayer CropScience and the Max Planck Society on Feb. 4 said they have resolved a long-standing patent dispute by agreeing to cross-license each other for a type of technology that allows scientists to transfer DNA into plant cells. Monsanto, a leader in the development of genetically modified plants, uses the process to make cotton plants resistant to pests, while Bayer has been using the technology to make herbicide-resistant canola and cotton seed products.
We have discussed elsewhere some issues with the success of Bt-cotton in India.
In February 2004, Monsanto announced a similar settlement with Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta. The two agreed to swap licenses relating to transgenic broad leaf crops to end a patent-interference case with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The various settlements remind one of the settlement between Fairchild and Texas Instruments over the integrated circuit (IC).
Monsanto Co., Bayer CropScience and the Max Planck Society on Feb. 4 said they have resolved a long-standing patent dispute by agreeing to cross-license each other for a type of technology that allows scientists to transfer DNA into plant cells. Monsanto, a leader in the development of genetically modified plants, uses the process to make cotton plants resistant to pests, while Bayer has been using the technology to make herbicide-resistant canola and cotton seed products.
We have discussed elsewhere some issues with the success of Bt-cotton in India.
In February 2004, Monsanto announced a similar settlement with Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta. The two agreed to swap licenses relating to transgenic broad leaf crops to end a patent-interference case with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The various settlements remind one of the settlement between Fairchild and Texas Instruments over the integrated circuit (IC).
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