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U.S. Supreme Court

May 15, 2013

Technology company lawyers praise limited Supreme Court patent ruling

Lawyers representing Silicon Valley technology companies applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's narrowly-tailored decision in a patent suit on the replication of soybean seeds which avoided a sweeping ruling that might have affected them.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Lawyers representing Silicon Valley technology companies applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's narrowly-tailored decision in a patent infringement suit on the replication of soybean seeds which avoided a sweeping ruling that might have affected them.


The justices ruled unanimously Monday that an Indiana farmer, Vernon Hugh Bowman, should have paid Monsanto Co. for using the agricultural giant's pat...

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