US DOJ patent deposit stance wins narrow embrace in Corteva-Inari ruling
By Melissa Ritti ( August 24, 2026, 21:28 GMT | Comment) -- A summary judgment Friday clarified one side of an important boundary for biological patent deposits — public availability does not create a public license. But the question of whether Inari Agriculture's conduct amounted to protected “reading” or a breach of contract will instead be answered by US jurors at trial next month.The US Department of Justice largely got the legal clarification it was looking for in a closely watched patent fight between Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture: the public must have meaningful access to biological materials deposited as part of the patent disclosure process....
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