Legal Opinion
Mycogen Corp. v. Monsanto Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 2002No. S090337PublishedCited by 284 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORENO, J.
This consolidated matter arises out of three appeals from two related actions involving continuing litigation over a license agreement between Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. (MPS) and Monsanto Company (Monsanto) concerning technology to produce genetically altered plant seeds. In the initial action, MPS sought, and was granted, declaratory relief finding that Monsanto had a contractual duty to license its technology to MPS, as well as an order for specific performance requiring Monsanto to do so. MPS later unsuccessfully sought to have Monsanto held in contempt for failure to…
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