#19 Monsanto's Wise Choice
Better Patents Now - A podcast by LexisNexis® IP, Chris Holt, Megan McLoughlin
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Megan evaluates the prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 5,352,605, Monsanto’s patent on genetically modified soybeans that was at issue in Bowman v. Monsanto. Monsanto’s counsel for this patent application took a very aggressive prosecution strategy—appealing after the first final office action—and it paid off. In what other situations could such an aggressive appeal strategy make statistical sense?