[muir_redwoods]

I don’t know a thing about soybeans. If they self-fertilize then this guy is copying monsanto’s product. If any cross-fertilization from non-monsanto stock has occured than it’s a new product, Round-up resistant though it may be.

[Mr. Know It All]

I don’t know a thing about soybeans. If they self-fertilize then this guy is copying monsanto’s product. If any cross-fertilization from non-monsanto stock has occured than it’s a new product, Round-up resistant though it may be.

Soybeans self-pollinate. It's actually very difficult to get a soybean plant to be pollinated by an different plant.

I'm not sure how that makes a difference. If Monsanto can claim patent infringement, they can do so on a derivative product. The gene is their IP, not the beans.

[Boogieman]

“If they self-fertilize then this guy is copying monsanto’s product.”

Hmm, if they self-fertilize, then isn’t Monsanto’s product copying itself?

[dervish]

I agree