US seed company Monsanto could be set to pull out of India , after a court ruled that its patents on two genetically modified varieties of cotton were unenforceable there . The High Court in Delhi found , under Indian law , the cotton variety can be patented but plants and seeds produced from it can not . It had embarked on a three - year battle with its Indian licensee , Nuziveedu Seeds over non - payment of royalties . The court 's verdict means there is now no legal basis for the claim .
US seed maker Monsanto could be set to pull out of India, after a court ruling that its patents on two genetically modified varieties of cotton were unenforceable there. The High Court in Delhi found, under Indian law, the cotton gene can be patented but plants and seeds produced from it cannot. Monsanto had embarked on a three-year battle with its Indian licensee, Nuziveedu Seeds over non-payment of royalties. The court's verdict means there is now no legal basis for the claim.