In Bowman v. Monsanto, where Bowman used Monsanto's patented Roundup Ready seeds and, in violation of the contract provided by Monsanto, kept seeds from his crop to use next year so that the seeds had the genetic composition of the Monsanto seeds. The Supreme Court held that:

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The Supreme Court held that Monsanto's patented product could be sold with restrictions, which Bowman violated by keeping and using the seeds without obtaining a new license from Monsanto. The Court determined that the sale of the seeds did not exhaust the patent holder's rights to control the use of the patented product. Therefore, Bowman's actions constituted infringement of Monsanto's patent.

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