date:May 15, 2013
He had argued that, as he had acquired the seeds from a third party, his contract with the company was not applicable. Monsanto, for its part, claimed that, were this type of conduct to be allowed, it would have no business as farmers could simply generate their own seed stock rather than buying it from the company.
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling for Monsanto and against Bowman, which Monsanto said affirmed its support for protecting U.S. innovations that are a critical par