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House Bill Proposes Restricting Federal IP Protections for Plant Innovations
A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to overhaul federal intellectual property protections for plants by removing utility patents as an option and restricting contracts that limit research, breeding, and seed saving. The Fair Seeds for Farmers Act, H.R. 9681, would confine plant IP protecti…
Tuesday, July 21, 2026