Case Law Index Biotechnology
January 1, 1995 – December 6, 2023
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving Biotechnology that were decided between the dates listed above. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. The “Text” link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion. These listings are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for legal counsel.
SUPREME COURT
Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 569 U.S. 576 (2013) (further defines what is patentable subject matter in terms of DNA and isolation of DNA) Text
Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. 66 (2012) (struck down patent protection on natural phenomena) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, 130 S.Ct. 2743 (2010) (injunction on Roundup Ready® alfalfa) Text
J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc., 534 U.S. 124 (2001) (holding plant patents do not need to have a Plant Patent Act or Plant Variety Protection Act patent in order to be valid) Text
Asgrow Seed Co. v. Winterboer, 513 U.S. 179 (1995) (violation of Plant Variety Protection Act) Text
Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980) (living organisms are patentable subject matter so long as they are man-made) Text
FIRST CIRCUIT
Chr. Hansen HMO GmbH v. Glycosyn LLC, Civil Action No. 22-11090-NMG, 2023 U.S. Dist. (D. Mass. Mar. 9, 2023) (Patent infringement on genetically engineered E. coli) Text
Lee v. Conagra Brands, Inc., 2021 WL 3131536 (D. Mass. July 23, 2021) (use of “100% Natural” on foods derived from biotechnology; Conagra’s motion for summary judgment denied) Text
Lee v. Conagra Brands, Inc., No. 17-2131, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 14466 (1st Cir. May 7, 2020) (use of “100% Natural” on foods derived from biotechnology) Text
Esoterix Genetic Labs. LLC v. Qiagen Inc., 133 F. Supp. 3d 349 (D. Mass. 2015) (Patent was ineligible for patent protection because of invalid subject matter) Text
AgraMarke, Inc. vs. Aventis Cropscience, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5556 (D. Mass. 2005) (breach of contract and equitable estoppel)
Amgen, Inc. v. Genetics Inst., Inc., 877 F. Supp. 45 (D. Mass. 1995) (Claim preclusion on whether a person is skilled in the art of making therapeutic human protein) Text
SECOND CIRCUIT
Rankin v. Arca Cont’l S.A.B. de C.V., No. 20-CV-1756 (ENV) (TAM), 2023 U.S. Dist. (E.D.N.Y. July 31, 2023) (Non-GMO ingredients label is deceptively similar to widely recognized seal used by the Non-GMO project) Text
Gordon v. Target Corp., No. 20-CV-9589 (KMK), 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48769, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 18, 2022) (Deceptive and misleading labeling) Text
In re KIND LLC “Healthy & All Nat.” Litig., 627 F. Supp. 3d 269, 274 (S.D.N.Y. 2022) (Challenge to the labeling as “All Natural/Non-GMO” as misleading/deceptive)
Barton v. Pret A Manger (USA) Ltd., 535 F. Supp. 3d 225 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 27, 2021) (use of “natural” on product packaging on foods containing ingredients derived from biotechnology) Text
In re Kind LLC “Healthy and All Natural” Litig., 337 F.R.D. 581, (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2021) (court certifies damages classes and rules on expert testimony)
Holve v. McCormick &Co., 2020 WL 6809118 (W.D.N.Y. Oct. 9, 2020) (court lifts stay previously granted pending USDA and FDA guidance) Text
Cunningham v. Pret A Manger (USA) Ltd., No. 19-cv-02322, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4993 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 10, 2020) (use of “natural” labeling when food contains a food derived from biotechnology) Text
In re Kind LLC “Healthy & All Natural” Litig., No. 15-MD-2645 (WHP), 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21892 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 11, 2019) (use of “healthy & all natural” label on foods containing genetically modified ingredients) Text
Holve v. McCormick & Co., 334 F. Supp. 3d 535 (W.D.N.Y. 2018) (use of “natural” label on foods derived from biotechnology) Text
Podpeskar v. Dannon Co., No. 16-cv-8478 (KBF), 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 198948 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2017) (use of “natural” on dairy products made with milk from animals given genetically modified feed) Text
In re Frito-Lay N. Am., Inc. All Natural Litigation, 2013 WL 4647512, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123824 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2013) (Litigation over whether food products made with genetically modified crops can use “all natural” labelling) Text
Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. United States PTO, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35418 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 2, 2010) (patent validity) Text
Plant Genetic Sys. v. DeKalb Genetics Corp., 175 F.Supp.2d 246 (D. Conn. 2001) (patent infringement) Text
THIRD CIRCUIT
Genetic Techs. Ltd. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 72 F. Supp. 3d 521 (D. Del. 2014) (Patent was ineligible for patent protection due to patent-ineligible subject matter) Text
American Seed Co., Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 238 F.R.D. 394 (D. Del. 2006) (monopolization of GM seed markets)
Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., 443 F.Supp.2d 648 (D. Del. 2006) (antitrust) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., 443 F.Supp.2d 636 (D. Del. 2006) (jurisdiction on foreign seed companies) Text
Dastgheib v. Genentech, Inc., 438 F.Supp.2d 546 (E.D. Pa. 2006) (patent infringement and unjust enrichment) Text
Monsanto v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., 431 F.Supp.2d 482 (D. Del. 2006) (patent infringement) Text
Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 409 F.Supp.2d 536 (D. Del. 2005) (patent infringement) Text
Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 404 F.Supp.2d 584 (D. Del. 2005) (patent infringement) Text
Bayer Bioscience N.V. v. Monsanto Co., 2003 WL 1565864 (D. Del. 2003) (motion to transfer)
Monsanto Co. v. Good, 2004 WL 1664013 (D. N.J. 2003) (patent infringement)
Monsanto Co. v. Aventis Cropscience SA, 226 F.Supp.2d 531 (D. Del. 2002) (patent infringement) Text
Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 61 F.Supp.2d 199 (D. Del. 1999) (patent infringement) Text
Mycogen Plant Science v. Monsanto Co., 164 F.R.D. 623 (E.D. Pa. 1996) (patent infringement)
FOURTH CIRCUIT
BASF Plant Science, LP v. Commonwealth Sci. & Indus. Research Org., No. 2:17-cv-503, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73709 (E.D. Va. Apr. 30, 2019) (interpreting patents on plant seeds)
Plant Genetic Sys., N.V. v. Mycogen Plant Scis., Inc., No. 1:95CV741, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139950 (M.D.N.C. Sep. 28, 2012) (Patent infringement on gm seed) Text
Bayer CropScience AG v. Dow AgroSciences LLC, No. 2:12cv47, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97850 (E.D. Va. July 13, 2012) (License infringement upon patent over plant cell and relevant processes)
The N.C. Farmers’ Assistance Fund v. Monsanto Co., — F.Supp.2d —, 2010 WL 3817349 (M.D. N.C. Sept. 27, 2010) (false marking of genetically modified soybean seeds) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Strickland, No. 4:05-3062-RBH, 2009 WL 367721 (D. S.C. Feb. 9, 2009) (reasonable royalty; infringement on Roundup Ready soybean patent) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Strickland, 2007 WL 3046700 (D.S.C. 2007) (patent infringement)
Rhone-Poulenc Agro, S.A. v. Monsanto Co., 445 F.Supp.2d 531 (M.D. N.C. 2006) (patent modification) Text
Aventis CropScience v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, 294 F. Supp. 2d (M.D. N.C. 2003) (patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Company and Calgene LLC, v. Aventis CropScience SA, 226 F. Supp. 2d 531 (D. Del. 2002) (patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Byrd, No. 7:99-CV-154-F1, 2000 WL 33952260 (E.D. N.C. Dec. 11, 2000) (patent infringement)
Rhone-Poulenc Agro S.A. v. Monsanto Co., 73 F.Supp.2d 537 (M.D. N.C. 1999) (patent infringement) Text
FIFTH CIRCUIT
TURTLE ISLAND FOODS SPC v. Strain, 594 F. Supp. 3d 692 (2022) (Challenge to Louisiana statute entitled “Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act” regarding cell cultured food products) Text
Turfgrass Group, Inc. v. Northeast Louisiana Turf Farms, LLC, 58 F.Supp.3d 688 (W.D. La. 2014) (violation of plant variety protection act) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs, No. 3:00CV-161-P-D, 2009 WL 536833 (N.D. Miss. Mar. 3, 2009) (patent exhaustion) Text
Texas Grain Storage, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 2008 WL 2570530 (W.D. Tex. 2008) (antitrust action on Roundup Ready plants)
In re Henderson, 352 B.R. 439 (Bkrtcy. N.D. Tex. 2006) (Discharge of patent infringement liability) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Roman, 2004 WL 1107671 (N.D. Tex. 2004) (patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Davis, 97 S.W.3d 642, 642 (Tex. Ct. App. 2002) (class action certification) Text
Byone v. Monsanto Co., No. 01-30058, 2001 WL 1013151 (5th Cir. Aug. 6, 2001) (false advertising)
Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs, 249 F.Supp.2d 746 (N.D. Miss. 2001) (patent infringement) Text
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Forsher v. J.M. Smucker Co., No. 5:19CV00194, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55835 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 31, 2020) (use of “natural” label on foods that may be derived from biotechnology) Text
Genesis Brand Seed, Ltd. v. Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC, 944 F. Supp. 2d 564 (W.D. Mich. 2013) (Litigation over who owned products of wheat breeding program) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Potts, 2005 WL 1514130 (S.D. Ohio 2005) (patent infringement) Text
In re Wood, 2004 WL 1089209 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 2004) (patent infringement damages are non-dischargable) Text
In re Trantham, 304 B.R. 298 (B.A.P. 6th Cir. 2004) (discharge of liability for patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Trantham, 156 F.Supp.2d 855 (W.D. Tenn. 2001) (patent infringement) Text
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Tweet v. Syngenta AG (In re Syngenta Mass Tort Actions), No. 3:16-cv-00255-DRH, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73612 (S.D. Ill. May 15, 2017) (action for losses resulting from release of genetically engineered corn seed) Text
Poletti v. Syngenta AG (In re Syngenta Mass Tort Actions), 272 F. Supp. 3d 1074 (S.D. Ill. 2017) (class action for damages due to genetically engineered corn seed) Text
ABS Glob., Inc. v. Inguran, LLC, No. 14-cv-503-wmc, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95390 (W.D. Wis. July 21, 2016) (Contract dispute about whether semen sexing technology contract was legally valid) Text
Monsanto Co. v. AgMax, LLC, No. 05-cv-004223-JPG-PMF, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12113 (S.D. Ill. Feb. 2., 2016) (patent infringement) Text
Agrigenetics, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Intern., No. 1:08-cv-802-TWP-TAB (S.D. Ind. Nov. 10, 2010) (action against seed company for selling genetically modified seed with improper labeling of bags) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Bowman, — F.Supp.2d —, 2009 WL 3242103 (S.D. Ind. 2009) (patent exhaustion) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Parr, 2008 WL 1808365 (N.D. Ind. 2008) (patent infringement) Text
In re StarLink Corn Products Liability Litigation, 2005 WL 327020 (N.D. Ill. 2005) (breach of contract) Text
In re StarLink Corn Products, 2004 WL 547244 (N.D. Ill. 2004) (breach of contract) Text
In re StarLink Corn Products Liability Litigation, 212 F.Supp.2d 828 (N.D. Ill. 2002) (GM corn and farmers) Text
In re StarLink Corn Products Liability Litigation, 211 F.Supp.2d 1060 (N.D. Ill. 2002) (GM corn and farmers) Text
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Turtle Island Foods SPC v. Soman, 632 F. Supp. 3d 909, 918 (E.D. Ark. 2022) (Challenge to the conscionability of provisions of the Arkansas Act 501 that restrict commercial speech) Text
Turtle Island Foods, SPC v. Thompson, 992 F.3d 694, 697 (2021) (Civil rights action challenging the constitutionality of Missouri Revised Statutes which criminalizes plant-based-meat and “clean-meat” labels as “misrepresenting a product as meat that is not derive from harvest production livestock or poultry”) Text
Turtle Island Foods v. Richardson, 425 F. Supp. 3d 1131, 1134 (2019) (Challenge to the constitutionality of Missouri Revised Statute (defining meat) for violating their First Amendment rights, the Dormant Commerce Clause and their Due Process rights) Text
Coy’s Honey Farm, Inc. V. Bayer Corp., 2022 WL 179210 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 20, 2022 (court grants defendant’s motion to dismiss claims of alleged dicamba damage, except Lanham Act claim) Text
Andy Timmons, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 2022 WL 74000 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 7, 2022) (court grants plaintiff’s motion to remand to state court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction) Text
Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 2020 WL 6939364 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 25, 2020) (court finds no legal error at trial but reduces punitive damages awarded in civil action for dicamba damage)
In re Dicamba Herbicides Litigation, 359 F. Supp. 3d 711 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 6, 2019) (motion to dismiss granted in part and denied in part regarding farmers complaint of dicamba damage) Text
Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., N. 1:16cv299-SNLJ, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 222873 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 31, 2019) (denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment in civil action for dicamba damage) Text
ecoNugenics, Inc. v. Bioenergy Life Sci., Inc., No. 17-cv-5378 (JNE/DTS), 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149774 (D. Minn. Sep. 4, 2018) (Granting defendant’s motion for dismissal on patent-ineligible subject matter) Text
Landers v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:17-CV-20-SNLJ, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131059 (E.D. Mo. Aug. 17, 2017) (civil action for dicamba damage) Text
Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:16-CV-299 SNLJ, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54289 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 10, 2017) (civil action for dicamba damage) Text
Wilson v. Corning, Inc., 171 F. Supp. 3d 869 (D. Minn. 2016) (trade secret and patent violation action) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Omega Farm Supply, Inc., No. 4:14-cv-870-JAR, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138058 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 9, 2015) (civil action for patent infringement and breach of contract) Text
Genetic Veterinary Scis., Inc. v. Canine EIC Genetics, LLC, 101 F. Supp. 3d 833 (D. Minn. 2015) (Granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment that patent subject matter is patent ineligible) Text
Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Bunge N. Am., Inc., 773 F.3d 58 (8th Cir. 2014) (upholding dismissal of claim where warehouse would not accept gm corn) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litigation, No. 4:06MD1811 CDP, 2011 WL 882954 (E.D. Mo. March 11, 2011) (holdings on public nuisance, negligence, and state law claims) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Boggs Farm Centers, No. 4:10CV286 HEA, 2010 WL 4792103 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 18, 2010) (civil action for sales of patented seed without authorization) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litig., Nos. 4:06-MD-1811 CDP, 2010 WL 4643265 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 9, 2010) (ruling on motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litig., Nos. 4:06-MD-1811 CDP, 2010 WL 3938376 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 5, 2010) (GM rice litigation; expert testimony) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litig., No. 4:06MD1811 CDP, 2010 WL 3927497 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 4, 2010) (expert testimony) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litigation, No. 4:06MD1811 CDP, 2010 WL 2326036 (E.D. Mo. June 07, 2010) (judgment motions) Text
Monsanto Co. v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., No. 4:09CV00686 ERW, 2010 WL 234951 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 15, 2010) (antitrust claims against Monsanto) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litig., NO. 4:06MD1811 CDP, 2009 WL 4801399 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 9, 2009) (dismissal of state unfair trade practices & nuisance claims) Text
Schoenbaum v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., No. 4:05CV01108 ERW, 2009 WL 4782082 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 8, 2009) (claims that biotech companies violated anti-trust law) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litig., 666 F.Supp.2d 1004 (E.D. Mo. 2009) (claim U.S. rice supply contaminated with GMO rice; judgment motion) Text
Monsanto Co. v. E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Co., No. 4:09CV00686 ERW (E.D. Mo. Sept. 16, 2009) (antitrust claims against biotech company)
Monsanto Co. v. Tidball, No. 4:07CV2079 CDP, 2009 WL 2757047 (E.D. Mo. Aug. 26, 2009) (excluding expert witness from testifying on damages from saving seed) Text
In re Roeder, Nos. 07-01422S, 07-9189S, 2009 WL 909258 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa Apr. 1, 2009) (patent infringement willful) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litig., 618 F.Supp.2d 1047 (E.D. Mo. 2009) (claim of mishandling of GMO rice; no evidence to support claims against suppliers) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Tidball, No. 4:07CV2079 CDP, 2009 WL 702797 (E.D. Mo. Mar. 16, 2009) (farmers infringed on patents held on soybeans) Text
Webb v. Riceland Foods, Inc., No. 4:08-CV-01048-WRW, 2008 WL 4820565 (E.D. Ark. Nov. 4, 2008) (remanding back to state court) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litig., 251 F.R.D. 392 (E.D. Mo. 2008) (granting class certification in rice contamination suit)
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litigation, 2008 WL 2651506 (E.D. Mo. 2008) (personal jurisdiction over a foreign company) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 2008 WL 294291 (E.D. Mo. 2008) (patent infringement)
Monsanto Co. v. Garst Seed Co., 241 S.W.3d 401 (Mo. App. E.D. 2007) (licensing agreements) Text
Dekalb Genetics Corp. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., 2007 WL 4564196 (E.D. Mo. 2007) (patent infringement) Text
Larsen v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Intern., Inc., 2007 WL 3341698 (S.D. Iowa 2007) (antitrust case on GM seed)
Schoenbaum v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., 2007 WL 3331291 (E.D. Mo. 2007) (action against GMO seed producer) Text
Schoenbaum v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Co., 517 F.Supp.2d 1125 (E.D. Mo. 2007) partially overruled by Schoenbaum v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., 2007 WL 3331291 (E.D. Mo. 2007) (action against GMO seed producer) Text
In re Genetically Modified Rice Litigation, 2007 WL 3027580 (E.D. Mo. 2007) (remand to state court and joinder)
Board of Regents of University of Nebraska v. BASF Corp., 2007 WL 3342406 (D. Neb. 2007) (patents) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Vanderhoof, 2007 WL 1240258 (E.D. Mo. 2007) (patent infringement and breach of contract) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., 226 S.W.3d 227 (Mo. App. E.D. 2007) (licensing agreement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Trivette, 2007 WL 1385689 (E.D. Mo. 2007) (Monsanto’s choice of forum clause) Text
McIntosh v. Monsanto Co., 462 F.Supp.2d 1025 (E.D. Mo. 2006) (antitrust) Text
Monsanto Co. v. David, 448 F.Supp.2d 1088 (E.D. Mo. 2006) (patent infringement and breach of contract) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Hill, 2005 WL 4864419 (E.D. Mo. 2005) (patent infringement)
Blades v. Monsanto Co., 400 F.3d 562 (8th Cir. 2005) (antitrust case against producers of GMO seed) Text
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc. v. Ottawa Plant Food, Inc., 283 F.Supp.2d 1018 (N.D. Iowa 2003) (patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Swann, 308 F.Supp.2d 937 (E.D. Mo. 2003) (farmer is sued for breach of technology agreement) Text
Sample v. Monsanto Co., 283 F.Supp.2d 1088 (E.D. Mo. 2003) (antitrust and tort claims against GM seed producers) Text
Monsanto Tech. LLC v. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 212 F.Supp.2d 1101 (E.D. Mo. 2002) (patent infringement, trade libel, and product disparagement) Text
Wolff v. Aventis Cropscience USA Holding, Inc., No. Civ. 01-1031PAMJGL, Civ. 01-1032PAMJGL, 2001 WL 34624002 (D. Minn. Aug. 8, 2001) (EPA’s registration requirements, negligence and nuisance)
Dupraz v. Aventis Cropscience USA Holding, Inc., 153 F.Supp.2d 1102 (D. S.D. 2001) (contamination of corn fields with genetic modification) Text
Monsanto Co. v. White, No. 4:00CV1761 RWS, 2001 WL 34053249 (E.D. Mo. June 22, 2001) (patent infringement)
Monsanto Co. v. Aventis Cropscience SA, No. CIV. A. 00-1013-SLR, 2001 WL 640969 (D. Del. May 16, 2001) (patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. McFarling, No. 4:00-CV84CDP, 2001 WL 34082053 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 18, 2001) (patent infringement)
Sutter v. Aventis Cropscience USA Holding, Inc., 145 F.Supp.2d 1050 (S.D. Iowa 2001) (collapse of corn export market) Text
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l v. Monsanto Co., No. 4:97CV01609 ERW, 2001 WL 170410 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 2, 2001) (patent infringement)
Monsanto Co. v. Dawson, No. 4:98CV2004 TCM, 2000 WL 33953542 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 24, 2000) (patent infringement)
Monsanto Co. v. Ralph, No. 00CV135 RWS, 2001 WL 35817667 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 10, 2001) (patent infringement)
Monsanto Co. v. Swann, No. 4:00-CV-1481 CEJ, 2001 WL 34079480 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 8, 2003) (trespass and invasion of privacy, antitrust, patent misuse) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Nelson, No. 4:00-CV-1636 CEJ, 2001 WL 34079479 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 10, 2001) (patent infringement)
Monsanto Co. v. Dawson, No. 4:98CV02004 TCM, 2000 WL 33952259 (E.D. Mo. Aug. 18, 2000) (forum selection clause)
Monsanto Co. v. Mayfield, No. 4:99-CV-538 CAS, 2000 WL 33979713 (E.D. Mo. July 13, 2000) (breach of contract and patent infringement)
Massey v. Monsanto Co., No. 299CV218-P-B, 2000 WL 1146705 (N.D. Miss. June 13, 2000) (motion to transfer)
Monsanto Co. v. Godfredson, No. 4:99CV1691 CDP, 2000 WL 33952257 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 13, 2000) (motion to dismiss or transfer for improper venue)
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc. v. J.E.M. Ag Supply, 33 F.Supp.2d 794 (N.D. Iowa 1999) (patent infringement) Text
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc. v. J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21782 (N.D. Iowa 1998) (patent infringement)
NINTH CIRCUIT
Norman v. Gerber Prods. Co., No. 21-cv-09940-JSW, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3834, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 6, 2023) (Challenge to specific labeling of Non GMO, but products contain ingredients from genetically modified food sources and are not non-GMO) Text
National Family Farm Coalition, et al., v. Vilsack, No. 21-cv-05695-JD, 2022 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2022) (permissive intervention allowed in case against USDA concerning regulation of GE plants) Text
Syngenta Seeds, LLC v. Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., 2022 WL 104263 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 11, 2022) (patent infringement claims regarding plaintiff’s watermelon pollenizer plant varieties) Text
Driscoll’s Inc. v. California Berry Cultivars, LLC, 2021 WL 5989711 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 17, 2021) (court denies defendant’s motion for reconsideration after discovery stay lifted in patent infringement case) Text
Stewart v. Kodiak Cakes, LLC, 2021 WL 4950297 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2021) (court grants defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s “non-GMO” claim finding it lacks plausibility) Text
Driscoll’s, Inc. v. California Berry Cultivars, LLC, 2021 WL 4942877 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 22, 2021) (court denies defendant’s motion to stay discovery that included DNA analysis in patent infringement case) Text
Natural Grocers, et al., v. Sonny Perdue et al., 2021WL 6805883 (N.D. Cal. June 29, 2021) (court denies motion to intervene as of right but finds elements warranting permissive intervention satisfied) Text
Stewart v. Kodiak Cakes, LLC, 537 F.Supp.3d 1103 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 29, 2021) (court finds sufficient alleged claims regarding misleading non-GMO claims) Text
Washington State University v. Pro Orchard Management LLC, No. 2:20-cv-00038-SMJ (E.D. Wash. Dec. 11, 2020) (order granting stipulated dismissal in patent infringement case concerning WSU’s WA 2 apples) Text
Washington State University v. Pro Orchard Management LLC, 2020 WL 6435276 (E.D. Wash. Nov. 2, 2020) (patent infringement case concerning WSU’s WA 2 apples) Text
National Family Farm Coalition v. U.S. Dep’t of Envtl. Prot., 960 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2020) (EPA’s conditional registrations of dicamba based herbicides vacated and violated FIFRA) Text
Tabler v. Panera, 2020 WL 3544988 (N.D. Cal. June 30, 2020) (motion to dismiss granted; plaintiff alleged items marketed “100% clean” contained glyphosate residue) Text
Schneider v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 16-cv-02200-HSG, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16365 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 31, 2020) (litigation about use of “non-GMO” and “GMO-Free labeling) Text
Inst. For Fisheries Res. V. Hahn, 424 F. Supp. 3d 740 (N.D. Cal. 2019) (FDA has authority to regulate material used to modify an animal’s genetic makeup) Text
Kaneka Corp. v. Zhejiang Med. Co., No. CV 11-02389 SJO, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82023 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 5, 2018) (patent infringement on animal coenzyme production)
Kao v. Abbott Labs., Inc., No. 17-cv-02790-JST, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187379 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 13, 2017) (use of “Non-GMO” label on baby formula) Text
Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Cnty. Of Kauai, 664 F. App’x 669 (9th Cir. 2016) (county ordinance regulating genetically engineered plants is preempted by state law) Text
Atay v. Cnty. Of Maui, 842 F.3d 688 (9th Cir. 2016) (county ordinance banning cultivation and testing of genetically engineered plants expressly preempted by Plant Protection Act) Text
Roche Molecular Sys. v. Cepheid, No. 14-cv-03228-EDL, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113280 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2015) (Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment that plaintiff’s patents were ineligible)
Parker v. J.M. Smucker Co., No. C 13-0690 SC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120374 (N.C. Cal. Aug. 23, 2013) (use of “natural” label on foods derived from genetic engineering) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Schafer, No. C 08-00484 JSW, 2010 WL 964017 (N.D. Cal. 2010) (denial of injunction in Roundup Ready sugar beet litigation)
Sharafabadi v. Pac. Nw. Farmers Coop., Inc., No. C09-1043JLR, 2010 WL 715681 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 23, 2010) ((infringement on yellow mustard gum patent)
Sharafabadi v. Pac. Nw. Farmers Coop., Inc., No. C09-1043JLR, 2010 WL 715679 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 23, 2010) (infringement on yellow mustard gum patent)
Sharafabadi v. Pac. Nw. Farmers Coop., No. C09-1043JLR, 2010 WL 234769 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 14, 2010) (patent infringement)
Sharafabadi v. Univ. of Idaho, No. C09-1043JLR, 2009 WL 4432367 (W.D. Wash. Nov. 27, 2009) (patent infringement on yellow mustard seed lines)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. C 08-00484 JSW, 2009 WL 3047227 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 21, 2009) (APHIS required to prepare EIS for GMO sugar beets)
Geertson Seed Farms v. Johanns, 570 F.3d 1130 (9th Cir. 2009) (upholding injunction to prevent further planting of Roundup Ready® alfalfa) Text
Sun Pac. Farming Coop. v. Sun World Int’l, Inc., No. 1:01-cv-6102 OWW CCC, 2009 WL 900751 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2009) (punitive damages for violating patent rights)
Geertson Seed Farms v. Johanns, 541 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2008) (upholding permanent injunction against use of Roundup Ready Alfalfa) Text
Ctr. of Food Safety v. Connor, No. C 08-00484, 2008 WL 3842889 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2008) (no right to intervene in sugar beet deregulation) Text
Geertson Farms Inc. v. Johanns, 2007 WL 1839894 (N.D. Cal. 2007) (Injunction against planting GM alfalfa)
Geertson Farms Inc. v. Johanns, 2007 WL 1302981 (N.D. Cal. 2007) (Injunction against planting GM alfalfa)
Geertson Farms Inc. v. Johanns, 2007 WL 776146 (N.D. Cal. 2007) (Injunction against planting GM alfalfa)
Ctr. For Food Safety v. Johanns, CV. No. 03-00621 JMS-BMK, 2007 WL 3072863 (D. Haw. Apr. 19, 2007) (field testing of GMOs and compliance with ESA and NEPA)
Geertson Seed Farms v. Johanns, 2007 WL 518624 (N.D. Cal. 2007) (Injunction against planting GM alfalfa) Text
Geertson Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, 439 F.Supp.2d 1012 (N.D. Cal. 2006) (Injunction against planting GM alfalfa) Text
Center for Food Safety v. Johanns, 451 F.Supp.2d 1165 (D. Haw. 2006) (GMO crop’s effect on the environment) Text
Center for Food Safety v. Veneman, 364 F.Supp.2d 1202 (D. Haw. 2005) (GMO crop’s effect on the environment) Text
Regents of University of Cal. v. Monsanto Co., 2005 WL 3454107 (N.D. Cal. 2005) (patent on bGH) Text
Pod-Ners, LLC v. Tutuli Produce Corp., 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25945 (D. Cal. 2001) (patent infringement)
Imazio Nursery, Inc. v. Dania Greenhouses, No. Civ. 92-20755 (SW), 1997 WL 195434 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 16, 1997) (patent infringement) Text
Plant Genetic Sys., N.V. v. Ciba Seeds, 933 F.Supp. 519 (D. N.C. 1996) (patent infringement) Text
Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., No. 95-0653-J (LSP), 1995 WL 1612537 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 1995) (patent infringement)
TENTH CIRCUIT
PLANT BASED FOODS ASSOCIATION v. Stitt, Dist. Court, WD Oklahoma 2022 (Challenge to the constitutionality of Oklahoma Act alleging, among other things, the act imposes vague standards on members who use words associated with meat products to describe plant-based or vegan products) Text
In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litig., 2021 WL 2283769 (D. Kan. June 4, 2021) (order concerning award of attorney fee in settlement of litigation about damages from genetically modified corn seed) Text
In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litig., 2020 WL 5593822 (D. Kan. Sept. 18, 2020) (motion to dismiss granted in part and denied in part in litigation about damages from genetically modified corn seed) Text
In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn. Litig. V. Syngenta AG, 357 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (D. Kan. 2018) (granting final approval of class action settlement agreement in litigation about damages due to genetically modified corn seed) Text
DeLong Co., Inc. v. Syngenta AG (In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litig.), 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144469 (D. Kan. Aug. 26, 2019) ( whether or not non-gm crop users can sue on negligence claim when manufacturers of gm crops cause drop in the market) Text
Oklahoma Genetics, Inc. v. Kelly, No. 17-1275-JTM, 2019 WL 266228 (D. Kan. Jan. 18, 2019) (Plant Variety Protection Act patent infringement) Text
In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litig., 131 F.Supp.3d 1177 (D. Kan. Sep. 11, 2015) (whether or not non-gm crop users have grounds to sue when manufacturer of gm crop seed inadvertently affects the crop market) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Hartkamp, No. 00-164-P, 2001 WL 34079482 (E.D. Okla. Apr. 19, 2001) (patent infringement)
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Beyond Meat, Inc. v. Don Lee Farms, 358 Ga. App. 77, 77, 853 S.E.2d 667, 668 (2021) (Contract dispute and misappropriation of trade secret regarding proprietary methods of producing Beyond Meat’s plant-based products) Text
Reilly v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., 711 F. App’x 525 (11th Cir. 2017) (no injury suffered due to potentially misleading “non-GMO” advertising) Text
Primo Broodstock, Inc. v. Am. Mariculture, Inc., No. 2:170cv090FtM-29CM, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11997 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 29, 2017) (licensee rights under contract regarding genetically engineered shrimp) Text
Agsouth Genetics, LLC, Inc., v. Georgia Farm Services, LLC, No. 1:09–CV–186 (WLS), 2014 WL 2117451 (M.D. Ga. May 21, 2014) (Plant Variety Protection Act patent infringement) Text
AGSouth Genetics LLC v. Terrell Peanut Co., No. 3:09-CV-93 (CDL), 2009 WL 4893588 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 9, 2009) (claims that company violated license in wheat variety) Text
Monsanto Co. v. White, 2006 WL 2959458 (N.D. Ala. 2006) (injunction against the production of GM seed)
McNair v. Monsanto Co., 279 F.Supp. 2d 1290 (M.D. Ga. 2003) (breach of contract for defective seed) Text
D.C. CIRCUIT
United States v. Regenerative Scis., LLC, 741 F.3d 1314 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (holding that manipulating cells constituted a drug rather than a treatment, putting the defendants’ actions within the jurisdiction of the FDA) Text
International Center for Technology Assessment v. Johanns, 473 F. Supp. 2d 9 (D.D.C. 2007) (glyphosate-resistant creeping bentgrass) Text
Alliance for Bio-Integrity v. Shalala, 116 F. Supp. 2d 166 (D.D.C. 2000) (challenging the FDA’s policy) Text
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Ajinomoto Co. v. ITC, 932 F.3d 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2019) (finding patent infringement of bacteria-produced products) Text
Rapid Litig. Mgmt. v. CellzDirect, Inc., 827 F.3d 1042 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (vacating District Court’s decision to grant summary judgment stating that subject matter is patent ineligible) Text
BRCA1- & BRCA2-Based Hereditary Cancer Test Patent Litig. v. Ambry Genetics Corp., 774 F.3d 755 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (denying plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction on patent-ineligible subject matter) Text
Consumer Watchdog v. Wisconsin Alumni Research Found., 753 F.3d 1258 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (Appellant had no standing to contest issuance of patent concerning stem cell cultures) Text
Organic Seed Growers & Trade Ass’n v. Monsanto Co., 718 F.3d 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (Patentee’s disclaimer to any intent to sue on inadvertent patent infringement is valid) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs, No. 900, 2009 WL 1228318 (Fed. Cir. May 4, 2009) (patent exhaustion doctrine inapplicable in this case)
Carnegie Mellon Univ. v. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 541 F.3d 1115 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (alleged patent violations) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Bayer Bioscience N.V., 514 F.3d 1229 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. David, 516 F.3d 1009 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (farmer’s breach of license) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., 503 F.3d 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. McFarling, 488 F.3d 973 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (farmer’s breach of license) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs, 459 F.3d 1328 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (farmer’s breach of license) Text
Showmaker v. Advanta USA, Inc., 411 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (farmer challenges license under the Plant Variety Protection Act) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Ralph, 382 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (patent infringement) Text
Monsanto Co. v. McFarling, 363 F.3d 1336 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (farmer’s breach of license) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Bayer Bioscience N.V., 363 F.3d 1235 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (patent infringement) Text
Adang v. Fischhoff, 286 F.3d 1346 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (patents) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Mycogen Plant Sci., Inc., 261 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (patent infringement) Text
Mycogen Plant Sci., Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 243 F.3d 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (patent infringement) Text
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc. v. J.E.M. Agric. Supply, Inc., 200 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (patent infringement) Text
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc. v. J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc., No. 563, 1998 WL 780948 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 27, 1998) (patent infringement)
Imazio Nursery v. Dania Greenhouses, 69 F.3d 1560 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (patent infringement) Text
In re Sigco Research, No. 93-1223, 1995 WL 72337 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 1995) (appeal from the decision of the Board of Patent and Trademark Appeals) Text
ALABAMA
Ex parte Monsanto Co., 2002 WL 64734, (Ala. 2002) (forum selection clause)
ARKANSAS
Monsanto Company v. Arkansas State Plant Board, 622 S.W.3d 166 (Ark. 2021) (challenge to board regulations limiting pesticide use) Text
CALIFORNIA
Lopez v. Abbott Labs., No. 3:22-cv-00421-L-RBB, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52274, at *4 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2023) (Claims are governed by the reasonable consumer test which requires plaintiff to show that members of the public are likely to be deceived) Text
Nat. Grocers v. Vilsack, 627 F. Supp. 3d 1130, 1136. (Complaint challenging the disclosure statute and implementation regulations Text
DELAWARE
Bayer Cropscience LP v. Corteva, Inc., No. N22C-07-168 SKR CCLD, 2023 Del. Super (Super. Ct. Nov. 6, 2023) (Patent invalidly of genetic transformation of E3 Soybeans) Text
HAWAI’I
‘Ohana Pale Ke Ao v. Bd. of Agric., 188 P.3d 761 (Haw. Ct. App. 2008) (importing genetically engineered algae without an environmental review) Text
INDIANA
Agrigenetics, Inc. v. Pioneer HI-Bred Intern., Inc., No. 1:08-cv-00802-TWP-TAB, 2010 WL 5418873 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 23, 2010) (patent holder who license product for use with Monsanto products has no standing to enforce Monsanto’s patent rights) Text
Glenn v. Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 861 N.E.2d 1 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007) (non-compete clause for GMO scientist) Text
IOWA
Campbell v. AG Finder Iowa Nebraska, 683 N.W.2d 126 (Table) (Iowa Ct. App. 2004) (breach of contract for GMO soybeans sold as organic) Text
MINNESOTA
In re Syngenta Litig., No. 27-CV-15-3785, 2016 Minn. Dist. LEXIS 6 (Hennepin Apr. 7, 2016) (class action litigation about damages from genetically engineered corn seed)
MISSISSIPPI
Farmland Mut. Ins. Co. v. Scruggs, 886 So.2d 714 (Miss. 2004) (patent infringement) Text
Jacob Hartz Seed Co. v. Simrall & Simrall, 807 So. 2d 1271 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001) (breach of warranty; negligence; and strict liability) Text
NEBRASKA
Kremer v. Rural Comty. Ins. Co., 788 N.W.2d 538 (Neb. 2010) (Federal Crop Insurance Corporation’s regulations requiring arbitration preempted state prohibition of arbitration) Text
NORTH DAKOTA
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. C 08-00484, 2010 WL 3222482 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2010) (decision to deregulate genetically engineered sugar beets) Text