Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc.

PATRICIA L. COHEN, Judge.

Syngenta Seeds, Inc. (“Syngenta”) 1 appeals from the trial court’s judgment declaring that Syngenta has the right to sell only a single brand of soybean seed, specifically the “NK” brand, pursuant to the express terms of an Agreement between Syngenta and Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”). We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

Syngenta, an international seed company, entered into a license agreement with Monsanto on January 11, 1993 (the “Agreement”). The Agreement provided that in exchange for a one-time payment of $450,000 to Monsanto, 2 Monsanto would grant…