Monsanto Anti-Farmers Patents
In September 2006, PUBPAT filed formal requests with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to revoke four patents owned by Monsanto Company that the agricultural giant is using to harass, intimidate, sue - and in many cases bankrupt - American farmers. In its filings, PUBPAT submitted prior art showing that the patents were undeserved and, as such, should be revoked. The U.S.P.T.O. granted each of those requests in November 2006, finding that PUBPAT had raised "substantial new questions of patentability" with respect to every claim of each patent. In February, May, June and July 2007, the Patent Office issued complete rejections of all four patents.
Related Documents
Patent Office Orders Issuing Rejections of the Patents
- Patent Office Order Issuing Rejection of '316 Patent (PDF; 1.9MB)
- Patent Office Order Issuing Rejection of '525 Patent (PDF; 1.0MB)
- Patent Office Order Issuing Rejection of '938 Patent (PDF; 832KB)
- Patent Office Order Issuing Rejection of '605 Patent (PDF; 1.2MB)
- Patent Office Order Granting Reexamination of '316 Patent (PDF; 376KB)
- Patent Office Order Granting Reexamination of '525 Patent (PDF; 409KB)
- Patent Office Order Granting Reexamination of '938 Patent (PDF; 411KB)
- Patent Office Order Granting Reexamination of '605 Patent (PDF; 433KB)
- PUBPAT Request for Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 5,164,316 (PDF; 470KB)
- PUBPAT Request for Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 5,196,525 (PDF; 472KB)
- PUBPAT Request for Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 5,322,938 (PDF; 472KB)
- PUBPAT Request for Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 5,352,605 (PDF; 506KB)
Related News
- July 24, 2007: MONSANTO PATENTS ASSERTED AGAINST AMERICAN FARMERS REJECTED BY PATENT OFFICE: PUBPAT Initiated Review Leads PTO to Find All Claims of All Four Patents Invalid
- June 5, 2007: THIRD MONSANTO ANTI-FARMER PATENT REJECTED BY PATENT OFFICE: PUBPAT Request Results in All Claims Being Ruled Invalid
- June 1, 2007: SECOND MONSANTO ANTI-FARMER PATENT REJECTED BY PATENT OFFICE: PUBPAT Request Results in All Claims Being Ruled Invalid
- February 23, 2007: FIRST MONSANTO ANTI-FARMER PATENT REJECTED BY PATENT OFFICE: PUBPAT Request Results in All Claims Being Ruled Invalid
- November 30, 2006: MONSANTO ANTI-FARMER PATENTS TO BE REEXAMINED AT PUBPAT REQUEST: Patent Office Finds "Substantial Questions" Regarding the Validity of Each of Monsanto's Four Widely Asserted Patents
- September 29, 2006: PUBPAT CHALLENGES MONSANTO PATENTS BEING USED TO BANKRUPT AMERICAN FARMERS: Patent Office Asked to Review and Revoke Agricultural Giant's Widely Asserted Patents