Patents and genetically modified soybean for glyphosate resistance

Abstract The last patents protecting glyphosate herbicide tolerant soybean (Roundup Ready) expired in 2015 (US4940835, US5188642, US5804425, US5312910, US5352605, US5530196, US5627061, US5633435, US5717084, US5728925). This opens up a very big market for generic soybean. In this paper an overview of patent status will be developed which will offer records of claims, dates and owners in different world regions, including our own experience in transgenic soybean development and implementation of an open operating system will be an opportunity for applications developers from the perspective of the emerging generic transgenic crops agenda.