09.08.2012 - 07:56 [ techdirt ]

Monsanto Awarded ONE BILLION Dollars Due To Patent Infringement For A Product That Was Never On The Market

Now, here‘s a case where we‘re talking about competing companies, so perhaps no big deal, right? Except there‘s one tidbit here that makes this interesting: Dupont never brought the product in question to market. So the „damages“ to Monsanto would seem to be minimal… except in a court of law apparently.