Alton, Ia | coup - 9/14/2014 22:19
There is a test that can tell if a bean is RR 1 or RR2, but so far haven't found a test that can tell the diff in a bean variety. Like they can wheat or corn, when it comes to enforcing a variety patent.
So if a soybean variety can't be tested to tell what it is, how can a company say without a doubt a bean growing in a field is theirs that has a patent on it?
Another question is how something can be allowed to be patented without proof it is what the seed company says it is ?
The burden of proof is on the patent holder to prove that patent infringement has taken place.
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Pioneer can tell once the first flower appears what variety a plant is. Leaf shape, flower color, leaf arrangement, plant shape, etc. And even if it takes a lab test, what you are proposing is illegal.
Edited by Oliver1 9/15/2014 08:33
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