Comments on: US Farmers Sue Monsanto Over GMO Patents, Demand Right To Conventional Crops

By: Anya

Anya — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:11:59 +0000

I’m with FarmBoy.
Went to Google Scholar, just like Alaina said.
Found this.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/0272-4332.00062/abstract;jsessionid=26D7F86D76A374653369961B4A83E5FA.d02t01?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false

Rings true in this case.
Naturalistic fallacy. Learn it. Quit it.

By: Monsanto, Myriad: Two US Legal Cases Shaking Biotechnology Industries | Intellectual Property Watch

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:15:57 +0000

[...] A decision is expected in spring of 2013 (IPW, IP Law, 30 March 2011). [...]

By: GMFuturos: The social and cultural contexts of GM technology « Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Blog

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:04:55 +0000

[...] is grounded within its own political and social contexts. Whether it is genetically modified seeds patented by multinational corporations or the attempt to engineer drought resistant crops, GM technology and human values are intertwined. [...]

By: Most-Read IP-Watch Stories Of 2012: India Pharma, Europe, ACTA, WIPO Technical Assistance, Gene Patents | Intellectual Property Watch

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:28:27 +0000

[...] US Farmers Sue Monsanto Over GMO Patents, Demand Right To Conventional Crops http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/03/30/us-farmers-sue-monsanto-over-gmo-patents-demand-right-to-conventi… [...]

By: ACTA – what is normal about it? And what’s the benefit for multinationals? | Informed Americans

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:09:15 +0000

[...] Perhaps i’m over exaggerating, but what if patented genetic modified seeds would spread and a farmer would grow them? Of who would his crops be, even if he has never bought those seeds? I have searched for studies about what i’m thinking and these are some things that i have found http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/03/30/us-farmers-sue-monsanto-over-gmo-patents-demand-right-to-conventi… http://www.ip-watch.org/2009/03/20/agricultural-technology-could-feed-rising-population-but-who-will-own-crops/ and for your information, this is how it’s spreading: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/publi/gmo/full_en.pdf . [...]

By: Ryan Thompson

Ryan Thompson — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:06:38 +0000

I’m doing a business ethics paper on Monsanto. The fact that the American government allows this corporation to use its power to create a monopolistic market that goes completely against the free trading and free market rights, is disgraceful. Anyone in disagreement to this, FarmBoy, is sadly mistaken. If Monsanto showed up at your mothers small farm and then proceeded to take you and your family to court for saving her own seeds to grow next year, would you be playing the same tune? Doubt it.

By: LaughingMan

LaughingMan — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:40:24 +0000

Isn’t it hilarious how they fight back with
“No need for you to respond to this – your response to my earlier post speaks volumes about who you are and what you believe.” as if it were supposed to be a negative comment. Since the inception of GE foods American kids and adults have gotten fatter, cancer rates are slowly rising and the thing about super weeds is true. By the way, anyone who ever been outside of the city for a month can say they were “born and raised of a farm” although mother’s quarter acre plot doesn’t really compare to hundred or thousand acre private lands that grow crops for sale purposes.

If your going to try to talk badly about someone be more direct, draws more weight and less laughs. Goes for Alaina too though.

By: FarmBoy

FarmBoy — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:15:49 +0000

You lose the bet Alaina. I am not a plant I was not paid to post anything. I am a private citizen that was born and raised on a farm, ate homegrown vegetables out of my Mother’s garden, worked on the farm, was educated in agronomy, and spent my entire life working in agriculture. My view of modern agriculture, conventional growers, organic growers, activist groups, biotechnology, food safety, and agricultural companies are based on my direct experiences. Not hearsay and blogs.
The reason for my post is that information I perceive to be misleading deserves a response.

No need for you to respond to this – your response to my earlier post speaks volumes about who you are and what you believe. Furthermore, you are most certainly entitled to your opinion. But then, so am I and I do listen to others and try hard to learn what the real truth is.

By: Thanks to You, Our Campaigns Are Bearing Fruit | Welcome to the Alliance for Natural Health - USA

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:02:19 +0000

[...] Patent Foundation (PubPat), filed suit against Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seeds. Organic farmers are asking to be protected against any lawsuits Monsanto might file against them in case their crops are accidentally contaminated by Monsanto’s genetically modified plants. They [...]

By: patent litigation

patent litigation — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:56:58 +0000

Although Monsanto certainly has the same right as any patentee to engage in patent enforcement, its aggressiveness in this area has not served its interests particularly well, at least in regard to public relations. Of course, any patent holder is legally entitled to protect and enforce its IP rights. But this is not similar to, say, an Apple patent on the newest touchscreen technology -- because there is a nexus (or, perhaps, a conflict) between Monsanto's IP rights and the rights of humans and animals to eat food to survive. Monsanto needs to acknowledge that its role is unique, and that its IP (being critical to the sustainment of life) is unlike most other IP; its public image would improve if the company demonstrated more sensitivity to this fact.