This article presents an overview of the legal liability issues in torts …

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Tort Liability
• Patent Infringement Cases
• Conclusion
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Conclusion

- Legal Liability Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology

CONCLUSION 

Agricultural biotechnology raises significant legal liability issues in both tort and patent law. Although these legal liability issues also exist, and have always existed, with respect to nontransgenic crops, the emergence of transgenic crops has brought tort and patent law liability issues into prominence. Just as U.S. agriculture is shaped and affected by weather, markets, and technology, U.S. agriculture will now also be shaped and affected more profoundly by issues of legal liability.

NOTES

© 2002 Drew L. Kershen, all rights reserved. This material is based on work supported by the USDA, under Agreement No. 59-8201-9-115. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of the USDA. Full text of the USDA supported work is available at www.NationalAgLawCenter.org, posted November 2002.

Received for publication December 18, 2002.