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 that Monsanto's patent:

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The Supreme Court held that Bowman had infringed Monsanto's patent by planting and harvesting soybeans containing Monsanto's patented Roundup Ready technology without Monsanto's permission. The case centered on patent rights and infringement, not on the issues of obviousness, prior art, the patentability of genetic material, or financial harm.

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