Biotech Law

UPDATE: Environmental, Grain Groups Object to U.S. Farm Bill Changes on Seed Regulation – NASDAQ

Grain exporters and food manufacturers are sensitive to biotech-seed policies because some countries … But Ms. Enright said legal victories for opponents have been based on “procedural omissions” rather than any findings of environmental …

Nigeria: Biotechnology, Nigeria’s Sure Way to Food Security – AllAfrica.com

In his remarks, the Director General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Professor Bamidele Solomon, stressed the need for a biosafety law to boost the sector. According to him, “We need a biosafety law in place, because when we have … Continue reading

UPDATE 1-Kleiner gets another shot to move discrimination case – Reuters

However, Kahn said he would permit Kleiner to file additional legal briefs, over the objection of … gaming company Electronic Arts Inc, biotechnology company Genentech, browser company Netscape, information-technology company Sun Microsystems …

Kleiner gets another shot to move discrimination case – msnbc.com

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California judge on Tuesday said he would allow venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC to make different legal arguments in its … gaming company Electronic Arts Inc, biotechnology company Genentech, browser …

USDA speeds release of data on biotech crops – Capital Press (subscription)

Biotech critics remain skeptical about the effects of the … the agency’s environmental reviews will likely be stronger and hopefully less prone to legal challenges, Batra said. The Center for Food Safety, a nonprofit group that has filed …

Biotech rivals go after each other in court – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The ongoing legal tangle between arch-rivals … Department of Justice antitrust investigation looking into Monsanto’s possible monopoly on seed biotechnology. A trial related to the anti-trust matter is slated to begin in 2013. In 2010, a judge ruled …

The ‘Monsanto Rider’: Are Biotech Companies About to Gain Immunity from Federal Law? – Natural News.com

(NaturalNews) While many Americans were firing up barbecues and breaking out the sparklers to celebrate Independence Day, biotech industry executives were more likely chilling champagne to celebrate another kind of independence: immunity from federal law.

Is it time to unlock biotech patents? – theconversation.edu.au

The global biotech economy is founded on the interaction of research and patent law. That law enables patent holders – individual researchers, academic institutions, investors, pharmaceutical giants – to exclude the unauthorised use of an “invention”.

Pacgen Enters Into Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Arise Biotech Corporation – msnbc.com

About Arise Biotech Corporation Arise Biotech Corporation is a customer … future events or otherwise, except as required by law. For all forward-looking statements, Pacgen claims the safe harbour for forward-looking statements within the meaning of …

Uganda sees biotechnology as key to food security/nutrition – Modern Ghana

Dr Twinamasiko explained that with biotechnology, Uganda was working on banana, cassava, corn and cotton, while considering a law to be passed to allow genetically modified crops to boost production. All these are currently on Confined Field Trials stages.