When a genetically modified agricultural product patented by one individual cross-pollinates with nongenetically modified agricultural products of another,it results in progeny that contains the genes or cells that are patented.If a case were to be filed,whose side is the court likely to take?
A)The patentee who has the rights to those progeny by virtue of their patent ownership.
B)The individual who owns the nongenetically modified agricultural products.
C)The court will rule for a middle path by giving them equal rights.
D)The court will declare the government as the final possessor.
E)The court will order the government to destroy the current product and ban further production of the product.

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The court is likely to take the side of the patentee who has the legal rights to the progeny due to their patent ownership. The patent owner has exclusive rights to make, use, and sell their patented product, and the cross-pollination would result in the progeny containing the patented genes or cells. Therefore, the court is likely to rule in favor of the patentee.

When a Genetically Modified Agricultural Product Patented by One Individual