> I guess the engineered one would also be easy to propagate? Potentially, these plants can be sterile (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_use_restriction_t

> I guess the engineered one would also be easy to propagate? Potentially, these plants can be sterile (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_use_restriction_technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_use_restriction_techno...) If they don’t, you may have to pay the manufacturer a “technology use fee” to use the new plants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc_v_Schmeiser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc_v_Schmeise...: “The court heard the question of whether Schmeiser's intentionally growing genetically modified plants constituted "use" of Monsanto's patented genetically modified plant cells. By a 5-4 majority, the court ruled that it did. The Supreme Court also ruled 9-0 that Schmeiser did not have to pay Monsanto their technology use fee, damages or costs, as Schmeiser did not receive any benefit from the technology.”