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Monsanto won its suit against Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman for reproducing the company’s patented genetically altered soybean seed without its authorization. But the decision upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 13, 2013 raises further questions regarding patent protection as self-replicating technologies grow in different industries, says Professor Daryl Lim of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 On May 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in...

ALBANY, New York, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Seed Treatment (Insecticides, Fungicides, Other Chemical and Nonchemical Treatment) Market For Corn, Soybean, Wheat, Canola, Cotton and Others - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global seed treatment market was valued at USD 2.43 billion in 2011 and is expected to...

Wysebridge Patent Bar Review recaps the Supreme Court's decision regarding re-planting patented seeds and the impact on the patent landscape. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Wysebridge Patent Bar Review, a company built on assisting individuals study and pass the Patent Bar Examination, responds to last weeks Supreme court findings in Bowman v. Monsanto Company (Supreme Court 2013), and the continued news coverage of this case. As a company focused on helping individuals become...

Betty Rosson Receives Majority Of Votes To Win National Title And Prize ST. LOUIS, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The online votes have been tallied, and Betty Rosson, a Virginia grain and cattle farmer, is Monsanto's 2013 America's Farmers Mom of the Year. Betty's nomination, submitted by son Charles, was chosen by judges of American Agri-Women as regional winner for the Southeast. Online voting was conducted in early May, during which time anyone could visit AmericasFarmers.com,...

ST. LOUIS, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arch Coal Foundation today announced that 16 recent high school graduates have been chosen as 2013 Arch Coal Scholars. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120727/CG47668LOGO) The Arch Coal Scholars program honors outstanding scholastic achievement by the children of the employees of Arch Coal and its subsidiaries. Each of this year's scholars will receive a $2,000 annual scholarship to an accredited college or university for...

ST. LOUIS, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This planting season, more than 150 farmers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota are trialing the first offering from Monsanto's Integrated Farming Systems(SM) (IFS) research platform - FieldScripts(SM). With FieldScripts planted on more than 8,300 acres in Illinois, Ground Breakers® farmers there are impressed with how FieldScripts revolutionizes variable rate planting. FieldScripts integrates Monsanto's understanding of hybrid...

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a unanimous ruling delivered today, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed its support for protecting U.S. innovations that are a critical part of supporting the world's growing needs. The case, Bowman v. Monsanto, centered on the protection of intellectual property and its outcome was crucial for innovations that deliver benefits to millions of Americans. The Supreme Court's decision affirms the basic purpose of the U.S. patent system -...

ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company's (NYSE: MON) Chairman and CEO Hugh Grant and Kerry Preete, executive vice president of global strategy, will address investors with separate presentations this month. At 8:35 a.m. central time (CT) Wednesday, May 8, Preete will address investors at the Wells Fargo Securities 2013 Industrial and Construction Conference. At 8 a.m. central time (CT) Wednesday, May 29, Grant will present at the Sandford Bernstein 29(th) Annual...

Visit AmericasFarmers.com to read regional winners' nominations; Vote for one to win national title ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From Alaska to Florida, Maine to Hawaii, you took the time to share what makes your favorite farm mom so special. Now, American Agri-Women and Monsanto have selected five regional winners. Your vote will help determine this year's national winner, to be announced on Mother's Day. Each regional winner was awarded a $5,000 cash prize from...

ST. LOUIS, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company today announced plans to bring together its St. Louis-based industry-leading research and development team on one campus when it completes a more than $400 million expansion at its Chesterfield Village Research Center. The company plans to begin work this summer and expects to add 675 jobs across St. Louis County over the next three years. Monsanto plans to add 36 new greenhouses, additional offices and laboratory space as...