Company
Deere & Company
Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity
- AGR-5.14: The Supreme Court held unanimously in Bowman v. Monsanto (2013) that patent exhaustion does not let a farmer reproduce patented seed by planting and harvesting without the patent holder's permission. The FTC and five states sued Deere in January 2025 alleging it withheld repair tools, and in July 2026 filed a proposed settlement requiring Deere to give farmers and independent repair shops the repair resources it gives dealers for ten years.
Exhibits naming this entity
- Exhibit 638 8 July 2026. Federal Trade Commission: FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair