PubPat Kills Four Key Monsanto Patents

IP Ergo Sum writes "PubPat's request for reexamination resulted in the rejection of four key Monsanto patents. According to PubPat, those particular patents were being used to 'harass, intimidate, sue — and in many cases bankrupt — American farmers.'"

Naaaah

[AlphaLop]

You mean there was a victory for the little guy? Surely you jest....

victory!

[The Clockwork Troll]

VICTORY IS (nutra)SWEET.

Re:Naaaah

[Anonymous Coward]

Error: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Too many connections

Unfortunately there are a few little guys ruining it for the rest of us...

Re:victory!

[KDR_11k]

Is that the taste of "Mission Accomplished"?

Re:A great step, but only a small battle won....

[Anonymous Coward]

Creating life has long been considered a bad move.

Re:victory!

[Carewolf]

VICTORY IS (nutra)SWEET.

So what you are saying is that victory is proven to cause cancer in rats, is semi-toxic and make you fat?

Re:Naaaah

[TheRaven64]

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -Lao Tzu

It then needs to be followed by a million more. - Me

Re:Naaaah

[gbulmash]

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -Lao Tzu

It then needs to be followed by a million more. - Me

You cover 5.28 feet in a single step? If not, then it needs to be followed by three to four million more, depending on the length of your stride. If you shuffled, you could actually make it take ten million steps.

Re:Naaaah

[Bill, Shooter of Bul]

As we all learned from Jurrasic Park, DNA is a hard thing to control.

No, I didn't learn my genetics form Jurassic Park. I learned it from my professors in the Biology Department. But that was mostly because even after watching all three films, Steven Spielberg refused to give me a diploma or a refund.

Re:Naaaah

[PetoskeyGuy]

That's the problem with patenting plants. Intention is a difficult thing to prove absolutely when you're talking about pollination. As we all learned from Jurrasic Park, DNA is a hard thing to control.

And more importantly use round knobs on doors when there is possibility of raptor attacks!
http://xkcd.com/87/ [xkcd.com]
http://xkcd.com/135/ [xkcd.com]
http://www.pitt.edu/~jrf27/cs1515/poster/jrf27.pdf [pitt.edu] (PDF proof of longest time to live)

Re:A great step, but only a small battle won....

[Lockejaw]

This [wikipedia.org] isn't quite a precedent, but it's certainly close enough to be relevant.

Re:Naaaah

[Anonymous Coward]

"I drank what???" -Socrates

Re:Naaaah

[xENoLocO]

I'd take 5 steps to my car. :)

Re:Not as silly as you'd think

[drew]

But the way Monsanto is pursuing farmers right now would be like if the RIAA demanded you pay for a copy of a CD whenever someone listening to a song simply drove by you in his car with his windows open.

Believe me, if they thought they had a reliable way to keep track of that, they'd be doing it.

Re:Naaaah

[PopeRatzo]

No, I didn't learn my genetics form Jurassic Park. I learned it from my professors in the Biology Department.

Well, good for you, Mr. Fancy Diploma.

I learned all the genetics I need from the Bible, just like any decent American. Oh, and my bowl of Sea Monkeys too.