Biotechnology companies have fought to have their rights to seeds and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) recognized and enforced in the international community. This article analyzes the treatment of GMOs by the 1994 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS),...

This paper critically considers calls for the precautionary principle to inform judicial decision-making in a private law context in light of the claims in Hoffman v. Monsanto, where it is alleged that the potential for genetic contamination from GM crops causes an unreasonable interference with...