Court in India Clears Path for Monsanto (Bayer) to Claim GM Cotton Patent

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By Mike Barrett

On January 8, 2019, following a protracted legal battle, India’s top court ruled that Monsanto can own patents on genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds. The decision overturns a Delhi High Court ruling which said the country’s laws barred plant varieties and seeds from being patented.

Monsanto’s Bt cotton seeds were introduced to India in 2002. Today, more than 90% of the country’s cotton crop is genetically modified. The seeds are referred to as Bt cotton because they have been inserted with a pest-resistant toxin called Bacillus thuringiensis.

The court decision could encourage biotechnology to increase investment in India. In the past, DuPont …read more

Source: naturalsociety.com

    

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