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Delhi High Court denies Mosanto’s patent rights

The Delhi High Court decreed last month that Mosanto Co cannot claim patent on its GM cotton seeds. The court concurred with Indian seed company Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd (NSL), which argued that India’s Patent Act does not allow Monsanto any patent cover for its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds. Monsanto Co has appealed to the Indian Supreme Court against the ruling.

New Delhi had approved Monsanto’s GM cotton seed trait, the only lab-altered crop allowed in India, in 2003 and an upgraded variety in 2006, helping transform the country into the world’s top producer and second-largest exporter of the fibre. The technology went on to dominate 90 percent of India’s cotton acreage. Now the Delhi High Court’s decision has made biotechnology companies apprehensive about investing in their businesses because they apprehend that they will lose patents on their expensive technologies. The ruling could deem nearly 107 patents as void

 

 
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