Corn wars from Eco sounding John Vidal Wednesday May 19, 2004 The Guardian http://society.guardian.co.uk/environment/news/0,14129,1219404,00.html It has been yet another awful week for Monsanto. No sooner had the company pulled its global plans for GM wheat than it gave up on oil seed rape in Australia. As Monsanto's share price fell, its deadly rival, Syngenta, went straight for the jugular, saying it intended to muscle in on Monsanto's core market for GM maize by buying the rights to a technology that is said to be similar to one that Monsanto used. Monsanto reacted furiously, accusing Syngenta of patent infringement, and filing a federal lawsuit. Ouch. ------
more corn wars: Syngenta refutes Monsanto lawsuit as totally without merit Syngenta, Switzerland http://www.syngenta.com/en/media/article.aspx?article_id=403 Monsanto Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Syngenta Over Ga21 (R)Roundup Ready Corn Monsanto, USA http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/layout/media/04/05-12-04.asp Monsanto Company's "First-To-Invent" Insect-Protected Plants Postion Is Underscored With Dow Agroscience Abandonment Of California Patent Case Monsanto, USA http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/layout/media/04/05-13-04.asp
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