Once the patent to the DNA was granted, the suit against the farmer in the neighboring field was logically necessary. It's the way patents work: you either sue

Once the patent to the DNA was granted, the suit against the farmer in the neighboring field was logically necessary. It's the way patents work: you either sue to protect your monopoly whenever you're aware it's being infringed or you lose it. Nations suffering from starvation have refused patent encumbered food, because it would have meant that their farmers, who would plant some of that grain in the same way they have for thousands of years, would no longer have access to European markets, and would be liable for patent infringement. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/us-policy-on-aid-is-wicked--meacher-609478.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/us-policy-on-aid-is...