While Indian seed companies have won the battle to pay lower royalty and continue to reap benefits of their partnership with Monsanto, the agriculture giant gets to hold on to its patent (for now) and royalties.
But Monsanto’s fate is back in the hands of Delhi High Court’s single-judge bench or trial court. This week, the Supreme Court struck down the verdict by Delhi High Court’s division bench and reinstated the trial court’s interim order, asking it to now finally decide on the validity of Monsanto’s patent.