An epic battle over the right to breed sweeter and juicier strawberries is over, and UC Davis has won.
A jury Wednesday ruled against two former UC Davis scientists who sued the university over control of a priceless collection of strawberry-breeding plants they’d developed over more than two decades. Capping five days of testimony, the jury found that the two scientists had violated their agreements with UC Davis by using the breeding plants without the university’s permission.
UC Davis hailed the verdict as a victory for its plant-breeding program, and the scores of farmers in California and elsewhere that rely on the university’s know-how.
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