US Patent Office rejects company's claim for bean commonly grown by Latin American farmers

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today rejected all of the patent claims for a common yellow bean that has been a familiar staple in Latin American diets for more than a century.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news128791634.html">US Patent Office rejects company's claim for bean commonly grown by Latin American farmers</a></p> <p>The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today rejected all of the patent claims for a common yellow bean that has been a familiar staple in Latin American diets for more than a century.</p>