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> Who owns the genome of a cow? That is, the complete genetic material encoded in the DNA of the animal.
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> That's the basis of hearing underway this week before the Federal Court in Melbourne.
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> In 2010, the Australian Patent Office granted a patent titled 'Compositions, methods and systems for inferring bovine traits', to commodities giant Cargill USA and Branhaven LLC.
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> When Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) found out about the patent early last year it launched an appeal along with Dairy Australia.

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/rural-news/2017-05-17/legal-fight-cattle-genome-mla-branhaven/8526218