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Originalism, J.E.M., And The Food Supply, Or Will The Real Decision Maker Please Stand Up?, Malla Pollack
Originalism, J.E.M., And The Food Supply, Or Will The Real Decision Maker Please Stand Up?, Malla Pollack
Malla Pollack
In 2001, the United States Supreme Court decided that sexually reproduced plants (which include major crop plants such as corn) are statutorily proper subject matter for utility patents. See J.E.M. Ag Supply, v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc., 534 U.S. 124 (2001). Since that decision, critics from many disciplines have argued that the world's food supply is at risk from giant agribusinesses' manipulation of utility patents on genetically modified plants and animals. In light of these fears, this paper revisits J.E.M. and then highlights a related, still-open legal problem with biotechnology patents.
Looking backwards to J.E.M., the paper reaches several negative …
Concurrence And Convergence Of Rights: The Concerns Of The U.S. Supreme Court, Graeme Dinwoodie
Concurrence And Convergence Of Rights: The Concerns Of The U.S. Supreme Court, Graeme Dinwoodie
Graeme B. Dinwoodie
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Tempest In A Teapot Or Tidal Wave? Cybersquatting Remedies Run Amok, H. Brian Holland
Tempest In A Teapot Or Tidal Wave? Cybersquatting Remedies Run Amok, H. Brian Holland
H. Brian Holland
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