DuPont Sends in Former Cops to Enforce Seed Patents

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DuPont Co. (DD), the world’s second-biggest seed company, is sending dozens of former policeofficers across North America to prevent a practice generationsof farmers once took for granted.
The provider of the best-selling genetically modifiedsoybean seed is looking for evidence of farmers illegally savingthem from harvests for replanting next season, which is notallowed under sales contracts. The Wilmington, Delaware-basedcompany is inspecting Canadian fields and will begin in the U.S.next year, said Randy Schlatter, a DuPont senior manager. 
DuPont is protecting its sales of Roundup Ready soybeans,so called because they tolerate being sprayed by Monsanto Co. (MON)’sRoundup herbicide. 
For years enforcement was done by Monsanto,which created Roundup Ready and dominates the $13.3 billionbiotech seed industry, though it’s moving on to a new line ofseeds now that patents are expiring. That leaves DuPont to playthe bad guy, enforcing alternative patents so cheaper “illegalbeans” don’t get planted. 
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