from Eco sounding

John Vidal
Wednesday May 19, 2004
The Guardian
http://society.guardian.co.uk/environment/news/0,14129,1219404,00.html
It has been yet another awful week for Monsanto. No sooner had the company pulled its global plans for GM wheat than it gave up on oil seed rape in Australia. As Monsanto's share price fell, its deadly rival, Syngenta, went straight for the jugular, saying it intended to muscle in on Monsanto's core market for GM maize by buying the rights to a technology that is said to be similar to one that Monsanto used. Monsanto reacted furiously, accusing Syngenta of patent infringement, and filing a federal lawsuit. Ouch.
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more corn wars:
Syngenta refutes Monsanto lawsuit as totally without merit
Syngenta, Switzerland
http://www.syngenta.com/en/media/article.aspx?article_id=403
Monsanto Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Syngenta Over Ga21
(R)Roundup Ready Corn
Monsanto, USA
http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/layout/media/04/05-12-04.asp
Monsanto Company's "First-To-Invent" Insect-Protected Plants Postion Is
Underscored With Dow Agroscience Abandonment Of California Patent Case
Monsanto, USA
http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/layout/media/04/05-13-04.asp