DuPont has been hit with a $1 billion bill in a patent-infringement case over a competitor’s seed technology.
The federal jury took only 45 minutes to deliver the largest award in the nation this year.
The jurors found that DuPont’s Pioneer seed unit violated Monsanto’s patents on engineered seeds for herbicide-tolerant soybeans.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that Roundup Ready crops are at the heart of the $13.7 billion in annual revenue for Monsanto.
The seeds allow farmers to kill weeds with Roundup herbicide while leaving the Monsanto seeds harmless.
