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TRANSGENIC VERSUS CONVENTIONAL CROPS AND SEEDS What do you think the most appropriate solution is for each of these both legally and technically (as far as regulatory compliance is concerned)? Please draft a paper, one page single spaced, on each of these issues.1. Appellant Brief. 2012. US Supreme Court 12-1298. OSGA et al v Monsanto. (1 page)2. Organic Seed Growers and Trade v. Monsanto Company (1 page)Herman, R.A., & Price, W.D. 2013. Unintended Compositional Changes in3. Genetically Modified (GM) Crops: 20 Years of Research. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61(48), 11695-T11701. (1 page) Answer Preview…………….justiciable controversy since the actual case here was whether the feared getting sued by Monsanto based on the latter’s history. However, the company, through its declaration has shown no intention to sue the farmers. The Supreme Court’s case was that of weighing the possibility of a suit based on the appellants’ fears which served as their basis for declaratory judgment jurisdiction. The company, however, argues that it has no intention to sue farmers whose conventional seeds were found to inadvertently contain traces of Monsanto’s transgenic seeds. The SC recognizes the risk of gene fl

ow from transgenic to conventional crops. Despite the risks of infringement of patents, the main concern of the Supreme Court is whether the company’s representations raise moot controversy. The SC, therefore, recognizes that an agreement not to use a declaratory judgment plaintiff (the appellants in this case) can raise controversy between the two parties. Based on A., LLC versus Nike, Inc. the defendant, who was the trademark holder had made a covenant not to sue the plaintiff overruled declaratory judgment jurisdiction because Nike’s decision to sue Already, for their patent infringement is invalid, and based on the depth of the covenant, cannot resurface.The dismissal of the case on the basis of Monsanto’s statement and its limited scope clearly does not offer an amicable solution to the problem. The appellants seek to gain protection from. Contamination of conventional seeds by Monsanto’s transgenic seeds which does not hold given the percentage composition. Suits by the company in case of infringement of patent where a farmer or seed farmer who inadvertently grows seeds with more than threshold (1%) traces of transgenic seeds (99% of which Monsanto manufactures)……..APA 1684 words
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