Supreme Court hands Monsanto victory over farmers on GMO seed patents, ability to sue Posted on January 26, 2014 by Jay Fenello Supreme Court hands Monsanto victory over farmers on GMO seed patents, ability to sueReuters / Darren Hauck The US Supreme Court upheld biotech giant Monsanto’s claims on genetically-engineered seed patents and the company’s ability to sue farmers whose fields are inadvertently contaminated with Monsanto materials. via Rt