# Inari > Inari is The SEEDesign™ Company. Its AI-enabled SEEDesign™ platform combines genomics, artificial intelligence, and multiplex gene editing to unlock the full potential of seed — accelerating plant breeding for higher yield and lower resource use. Inari operates a partner-first, business-to-business model, working with seed companies and breeders. Stated goals: 10–20% yield increase, 40% reduction in nitrogen use, and 40% reduction in water use. Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2016; headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with sites in West Lafayette, Indiana and Ghent, Belgium. This is the full-text corpus of inari.com — the complete content of the substantive canonical pages, provided so AI systems can ingest Inari's material in a single fetch. "Inari" here is Inari Agriculture, Inc. (seed technology / gene editing) — a distinct company from Inari Medical (medical devices). --- ## Home Source: https://inari.com/ The SEEDesign™ Company. Seeding Change — to unlock radical possibilities, to support a renewed Earth, to bring value across the food system. We only have one lifetime to help ensure our planet is able to provide for lifetimes to come. By pioneering technology that unlocks the full potential of seed, we can enable plants that make the most efficient use of land, water and fertilizer to help ensure a plentiful future. Every grower deserves access to the highest performing seed and the economic benefits new breeding technologies can offer. Bold goals — transformative seed technology for greater productivity and sustainability: - 10–20% increase in yield - 40% reduction in nitrogen use - 40% reduction in water use Our SEEDesign™ technology platform addresses the immense biological complexity of plants through the latest innovations in genomics, artificial intelligence and multiplex gene editing. Through analysis of diverse, ever-growing data sets, we work to pinpoint exactly which edits and edit types will have the most positive impacts at specific locations within a crop's DNA structure. We then execute these edits — all at the same time. The result: accelerated crop improvement. Grounded in diversity: Diversity underpins not only our approach to SEEDesign™, but our entire operation. By combining groundbreaking ideas from multiple disciplines, we constantly push boundaries and expand our abilities, generating new solutions to some of humanity's biggest challenges. --- ## About Inari Source: https://inari.com/about/ Unlocking the full potential of seeds. From spark to seed, a world that grows smarter. Inari was born from a simple question: What if we can revolutionize agriculture by applying the breakthroughs already transforming human health to seeds? Today, our AI-enabled SEEDesign™ Platform is the industry's most sophisticated performance accelerator, integrating the latest advances in genomics, artificial intelligence, and gene editing to accelerate breeding. By delivering high-impact, high-value solutions that push broadacre crops forward, we're working to create tangible new value for farmers while enhancing food security and helping to protect natural resources. Led and supported by noted visionaries from within agriculture and beyond, Inari fosters an intentional environment of constant learning and discovery. Our three global sites work in unison to support an industry built on relationships, creating benefits that can be realized across the value chain and into local communities. By bringing unprecedented speed and precision to plant breeding with advanced technology delivered at scale, Inari is creating intelligent designs that unlock the full potential of seed. ### Our History - February 2016 — Inari launches. Founded by Flagship Pioneering in Cambridge, MA. - November 2018 — West Lafayette, IN site opens, in the heart of the U.S. corn and soybean belt. - February 2019 — Expansion to Ghent, Belgium; first non-U.S. site, in a key region for European bioscience. - May 2021 — Collaborations signed enabling access to leading U.S. germplasm. - February 2022 — Wheat collaboration signed with InterGrain, focused on increasing wheat yields for Australia. - Summer 2022 — First seed company partner demonstrations; U.S. farmers get first look at gene editing's potential. - August 2024 — Wheat editing designs evaluated in Australia (preliminary field evaluations by InterGrain for yield). - Summer 2025 — First commercial-ready soy design solution trialed; High Yield Designs for soybeans tested across all U.S. growing regions. --- ## SEEDesign™ Platform Source: https://inari.com/seedesign-platform/ Where AI power meets plant potential. Advancing the science of seed by uniting machine learning and genomic science across the full cycle of crop design, development, and validation. ### Predictive Design Engine By combining advances in genomics and artificial intelligence, we continuously generate and analyze data from sequence to phenotype to field and back again. The result is a set of Editing Designs that provide guidance on what, where, and how to perform the edits for the selected targets so we can validate outcomes before advancing designs through the development pipeline. ### Gene Editing Toolbox Inari's unique toolbox has the broadest, most versatile set of tools to execute complex, high-impact edits at scale. Our scientists can turn genes on or off, fine-tune their expression, and make targeted gene replacements. This ever-evolving toolbox works within a plant's natural DNA, delivering changes like those achieved in nature or through traditional breeding — but with far greater precision, requiring fewer resources and significantly less time. ### Design Blueprints Design Blueprints are created by applying Editing Designs that met our criteria to select varieties of the crop. This enables us to test our edits at scale and understand how to optimize based on different genetics before advancing to a commercial-ready Design Solution. By collecting data at every step — from the lab to our greenhouses to our fields — that is fed back into our platform, Inari is constantly improving designs and deploying them more efficiently. ### Current Crops of Focus - Soybeans — the center of the global protein system; a cornerstone crop for food, feed, and fuel. - Corn — the engine of modern agriculture; the world's largest row crop by value. - Wheat — a staple for billions; ready for a new era of precision innovation. Customer spotlight: In February 2022, Inari and InterGrain, a leading Australian cereal breeding company, announced a collaboration to bring impactful yield improvements to wheat. InterGrain is evaluating Inari's initial Editing Designs in field testing. --- ## Solutions Source: https://inari.com/solutions/ Design solutions for a new era of plant performance — delivering ROI across the entire value chain. We help our partners grow their businesses with intelligent designs for smarter breeding and enhanced plant performance — empowering their brands with high-impact products they can deliver to farmers year after year. ### High Yield Design Solutions Step-change yields, season after season. Our High Yield designs are delivered in combination with benefits from elite germplasm and biotech improvements, creating a continuous pipeline of new varieties. Minimum target increase in yield potential: +7.5%. High Yield Designs for Soybeans — our first commercial-ready solution — works to boost the yield trajectory for soybeans, delivered in combination with elite germplasm and biotech traits. Our collection of Design Blueprints enables us to deliver solutions year after year for ongoing portfolio-wide improvement. Customer spotlight: M.S. Technologies L.L.C. has always focused on providing elite, high-yielding germplasm. This partnership gives Inari access to germplasm from the industry's leading soybean breeding program while positioning M.S. Technologies to be the first to bring U.S. farmers gene editing solutions with the High Yield Designs for soybeans. --- ## Locations Source: https://inari.com/locations/ Inari operates through a coordinated global network spanning discovery, design, product development, and commercialization — 3 locations, 2 continents, 200+ employees. - Global Headquarters — Cambridge, MA: corporate headquarters, anchoring the AI-enabled SEEDesign™ Platform. Works closely with Ghent to advance the Predictive Design engine, refine gene editing tools, and set strategic direction. - Product Development, Field Evaluation — West Lafayette, IN: located in the U.S. corn and soybean belt; home to Product Development and Commercial operations, taking blueprints from discovery to design and working with customers to commercialize Design Solutions. - Modeling, Prototyping & Research — Ghent, Belgium: integral to discovery and design operations, from genomics research to advanced modeling to early-stage evaluation of Editing Designs. --- ## Careers Source: https://inari.com/careers/ Help design a world that grows smarter. Join us at the leading edge of genetics, AI-enabled technology, and plant breeding to help redefine what's possible in agriculture. We bring together some of the brightest minds from across agriculture, academia, data science, and human therapeutics, connected by a shared ambition: to shape a more productive and resilient global food system. Values: Bold (courage, proactivity, resilience, results-driven); Collaboration (flexibility, interaction, involvement, teamwork); Inclusivity (consistency, diversity, equity, psychological safety); Innovation (agility, creativity, curiosity, risk-taking); Integrity (accountability, ethical behavior, honesty, respect); Open (communication, non-hierarchical, transparency, trust). --- ## Leadership Source: https://inari.com/leadership/ Uniting science, strategy & execution — leadership that spans the lab, the field, and the boardroom. Leadership team: - Lisa Nunez Safarian — Chief Executive Officer & Director - Pierre-Etienne Boin — Chief Legal Officer - Catherine Feuillet — Chief Scientific Officer - Sebastian Helbig — SVP, Finance - Michael Kock — SVP, Innovation Catalyst - Claudia Nari — Chief Product Officer - Suzanne Wagner — VP, People Scientific Advisory Community (selected): George Church (Scientific Co-Founder), Steve Jacobsen (Scientific Co-Founder), Rodolphe Barrangou (CRISPR systems), Jennifer Doudna (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2020), Richard Flavell (plant molecular biology), Dirk Inzé (plant molecular genetics), Zach Lippman (flower production), Jonathan Pritchard (computational genomics). Board of Directors: Ignacio Martinez (Board Chair & Company Co-Founder), Lisa Nunez Safarian (CEO & Director), Bob Bechek, Stephen Berenson, Howard W. Buffett, Solange Bullukian, Joon Jin, David Khougazian, Ryan Rapp, Sophie V. Vandebroek. --- ## Delivering on the Need for Speed Source: https://inari.com/news/delivering-on-the-need-for-speed/ (Our Thoughts, 06/27/2023) Why Multiplex Gene Editing is Key for Adapting to a Fast-Changing Climate. Plant breeding is not revolutionary — humans have harnessed the art and science of breeding for more than 12,000 years to produce plants based on what they found most beneficial. Ancestral farmers selected plants based on characteristics they liked, eventually leading to plant breeding: crossing plants to introduce preferred genetic traits from one variety to another. Plant selection was greatly improved as breeders incorporated more sophisticated genetic tools — best highlighted by Norman Borlaug's success increasing wheat yields by 70% during the "Green Revolution," helping Mexico and India become agriculturally self-sufficient and earning the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. Today, the convergence of AI, genomics and gene editing is propelling the next wave of breeding advancements. Using tools such as CRISPR, breeders can "cut" a specific DNA sequence, then rely on the cell's natural DNA repair mechanisms to introduce changes — editing DNA much like a word processor edits text. Outcomes are just like traditional breeding, but accomplished in far less time, with greater precision and fewer resources. Single edits can have noticeable effects (e.g., tomatoes with higher blood-pressure-reducing amino acids; soybean oil with fewer saturated fats). But single edits cannot alleviate the world's biggest challenges, which call for increasing yield with reduced resource use. For that, we need multiplex gene editing — making multiple edits to multiple genes at the same time. At Inari, we are using this technology aiming to increase yields by 10–20% in corn, soybeans and wheat — up to 20 times the current industry average — and to reduce corn's need for nitrogen fertilizer and water by 40% without sacrificing productivity. When crops' resource use efficiency improves, farmers can make more sustainable, strategic decisions about land and resources. When we breed faster and with more precision, results that would otherwise take 15 years can be achieved in just four to five years. Extreme weather events continuously expose the vulnerabilities of our food system, which is why we need tools to get ahead of whatever nature brings. Multiplex gene editing provides a unique opportunity to keep pace with a fast-changing climate and provide for generations to come. --- ## Three Ways Gene Editing Supports Biodiversity Source: https://inari.com/news/three-ways-gene-editing-supports-biodiversity/ (Our Thoughts, 07/28/2025) Genetic diversity in plants is the foundation of resilience, productivity, and adaptability. It enables crops to withstand environmental pressures, resist diseases, and thrive in varying climates. Take corn: two varieties can appear similar yet have even less in common genetically than a human and a chimpanzee — differences that let one variety yield best in cold, wet regions and another in hot, dry conditions. This biodiversity has clear advantages but has been difficult to maintain through the breeding process, leaving plants more vulnerable to rapidly changing conditions. 1. Reversing Genetic Loss — Traditional breeding depends on crossing plants and nature's randomness; the multiple rounds of crossing and testing also cause many valuable genetic variations to be lost. With gene editing, scientists can directly adjust specific genes and gene networks to create a wide range of novel variations from the plant's natural DNA — bypassing centuries of diversity-culling trial and error while maintaining desirable genetics. At Inari, we are working to significantly increase soybean, corn and wheat yield potential by editing the plants' natural DNA, producing hundreds of novel variations that add beneficial characteristics without negatively impacting diversity. 2. Providing More Options, Faster — Gene editing lets scientists edit any variety directly; once an effective edit is identified, it can be applied to many varieties at once, greatly accelerating breeding timelines. For example, a portfolio of 100 soybean varieties can be edited for disease resistance and, within a couple of years, all varieties can benefit. 3. Making the Previously Non-Viable Viable — Valuable novel variations (e.g., disease resistance) still exist in the "wild" ancestral relatives of today's crops; the challenge is transferring them without losing positive attributes. Gene editing enables precise creation and selection of only beneficial variations in specific genes, without introducing undesirable traits. Advances in AI and data generation like those enabling Inari's predictive design platform are boosting breeders' ability to do this. Gene editing supports the next agricultural revolution — one that prioritizes genetic diversity alongside productivity to ensure ongoing food security and a more resilient, sustainable food system. --- ## Q+A: An Insider's Insights on Gene Editing Source: https://inari.com/news/qa-an-insiders-insights-on-gene-editing/ (Our Thoughts, 05/09/2024) Gro Alliance's Jim Schweigert — third-generation seedsman, president of Gro Alliance, past board chair of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), and 2009 Seed World "Future Giant" — shares why gene editing is a pathway to a fruitful future. On the seed industry's perspective: Gene editing has been a conversation at every ASTA board meeting for the last six or seven years. The whole industry recognizes gene editing as a pathway to better breeding, better options and better choices for farmers and seed companies — for large multinationals and small startups alike. Gene editing is here to stay. On its role: Making small, targeted, precise edits speeds up development of broadacre crops that are more resilient and higher-yielding — benefits that could reach every acre. There's also benefit in smaller-acre crops where there historically hasn't been much innovation, because gene editing brings increased commercial certainty and a lower regulatory hurdle. Historically, GMO development cost ~$130 million and ~10 years to commercialization; new breeding techniques like gene editing lower that barrier and enable more competition. On climate: There's a big opportunity to improve the sustainability of farming. With soybean biofuel, for example, we can't produce enough with today's oil profile without either clearing forests or producing more oil per soybean — gene editing enables the latter. On a future without gene editing: It would look much like today — a few major companies controlling the market through GMO breeding, with less ability to diversify the agricultural economy. --- ## EU Embrace of New Breeding Techniques Marks a Winning Moment for Innovation in Agriculture Source: https://inari.com/news/eu-embrace-of-new-breeding-techniques-marks-a-winning-moment-for-innovation-in-agriculture/ (Our Thoughts, 06/17/2026) The European Parliament's vote to adopt a framework for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) marks an important moment for agriculture and signals growing global alignment around innovation in building a more resilient, sustainable food system. CEO Lisa Safarian: "The adoption of clear legislation on NGTs reflects a meaningful shift toward a more modern, science-based approach — one that recognizes the potential of gene editing to accelerate plant breeding and unlock meaningful benefits for farmers, consumers, and the planet." Inari served as an informational resource throughout the process, providing policymakers access to its Ghent, Belgium facilities for a transparent look at how gene editing is used as an advanced form of precision breeding. At its core, gene editing makes precise, targeted changes to a plant's DNA to enhance traits (yield, nutrition, resource efficiency) in ways that could occur naturally, but with far greater speed and accuracy. Fred Van Ex (VP business development & strategy; managing director, Ghent) noted European growers face mounting pressures from climate change to input costs, and gene editing offers a timely opportunity. The NGT framework is designed to boost the EU agrifood sector, strengthen food security, and reduce reliance on external inputs. Regulatory clarity is critical: clearer EU pathways can reduce uncertainty in export markets and support trade in products using advanced breeding technologies. Chief Commercial Officer Rob Dunlop noted Inari has already developed a commercial-ready U.S. solution with High Yield Designs for soybeans. The framework balances innovation with oversight — maintaining high safety and environmental standards while allowing lower-risk gene-edited crops to be developed more efficiently — and creates space for collaboration across geographies. --- ## Multiplex Gene Editing: The Key to Unlocking the Full Potential of Seed Source: https://inari.com/news/multiplex-gene-editing-key-to-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-seed/ (White Paper, 01/25/2023) The confluence of recent major technological advances offers a unique opportunity to take a major leap forward in improving the resilience and sustainability of the global food system. This change starts with the seed — seed that requires fewer natural resources while continuing to produce enough food and feed. The key is multiplex gene editing, a powerful breeding technique with the potential to meaningfully change how plants grow and impact the planet. Full technical detail is in Inari's white paper (PDF): https://inari.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/INARI-Multiplex-Gene-Editing-Whitepaper_1122.pdf --- ## The Promise of AI in Plant Breeding Source: https://inari.com/news/the-promise-of-ai-in-plant-breeding/ (White Paper, 10/10/2024) Artificial intelligence is already changing the world; its greatest potential may lie in advancing one of society's oldest industries: agriculture. Seeing patterns where humans cannot and making accurate predictions from vast data sets, AI is chipping away at a holy grail of biology — understanding the causal relationships between genes and what they impact. Combined with precise gene editing, it is turning the time-consuming craft of plant breeding into an efficient, data-driven process to help ensure food security while caring for the planet and improving farmer well-being. Full detail is in Inari's white paper (PDF): https://inari.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Inari_Promise-of-AI-in-plant-breeding_10-2024.pdf --- ## Inari Accelerates Proven SEEDesign™ Platform for Nature-Positive Agriculture with $103 Million Fundraise Source: https://inari.com/news/inari-accelerates-proven-seedesign-platform-for-nature-positive-agriculture-with-103-million-fundraise/ (Press Release, 01/30/2024) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Inari announced the completion of a $103 million fundraise, bringing cumulative equity raised to more than $575 million. The round signals confidence in Inari's ability to develop and commercialize higher-yielding seeds that require fewer resources, using AI-powered predictive design and multiplex gene editing. Support came from existing investors including Hanwha Impact, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Rivas Capital, NGS Super, State of Michigan Retirement System, and founder Flagship Pioneering, plus new investors including the RCM Private Markets fund advised by Rokos Capital Management. About Inari: Inari, the SEEDesign™ company, develops seeds that address the world's needs, pushing the boundaries of what is possible for a more sustainable, nature-positive food system. Through AI-powered predictive design and a pioneered multiplex gene editing toolbox, the company is unlocking the full potential of seed to bring step-change soybean, corn and wheat products to market. Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2016, Inari is based in Cambridge, Mass., with additional sites in West Lafayette, Ind., and Ghent, Belgium. --- ## White Papers & Resources (PDF) Source: https://inari.com/news-category/white-papers/ - Multiplex Gene Editing White Paper: https://inari.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/INARI-Multiplex-Gene-Editing-Whitepaper_1122.pdf - The Promise of AI in Plant Breeding: https://inari.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Inari_Promise-of-AI-in-plant-breeding_10-2024.pdf - Accelerating Breeding for a Fast-Changing Future (Infographic): https://inari.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Infographic-Accelerating-Breeding_03-2024.pdf ## Setting the Record Straight on the Corteva Litigation Source: https://inari.com/litigation/ (updated 07/27/2026) Corteva Agriscience v. Inari Agriculture, a patent lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, is about competition and innovation in the seed industry — and an industry giant using litigation to harm an emerging competitor and preserve its dominant position. ### Case Details - Case: Corteva Agriscience LLC v. Inari Agriculture, Inc. - Case number: No. 1:23-cv-01059 (D. Del.) - Filed: September 27, 2023 - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware - Presiding Judge: Hon. John Frank Murphy - Nature of the case: Corteva alleges Inari improperly obtained and exported patented seed samples. Inari denies any wrongdoing and counterclaims that Corteva's conduct amounts to unfair competition and that five genetically modified (GM) patents — including patents covering Qrome corn and Enlist soybean — and more than 230 Plant Variety Protection (PVP) certificates, including PVPs covering Corteva's Pioneer corn germplasm, are invalid. - Current status: Cross-motions for summary judgment argued May 29, 2026; jury trial scheduled to begin September 23, 2026. ### At a Glance - Competition, not theft. Inari properly purchased the seed samples through the public American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) patent seed-depository system. - Why it matters. Corteva's conduct impacts American farmers' ability to benefit from the next generation of agricultural technology. - Government attention. The U.S. Department of Justice has warned that public access to patented biological material is essential to innovation and competition in the highly concentrated seed industry. - Trial ahead. Corteva's claims and Inari's counterclaims are scheduled for trial in September 2026. - Corteva patents are at risk. Inari's counterclaims challenge the validity of key Corteva GM patents (Qrome and Enlist) and Plant Variety Protection certificates (Pioneer germplasm). ### Our Position Inari supports strong intellectual property protection. Patent rights incentivize invention and discovery — they should not be weaponized to impede follow-on innovation or block lawful competition. Inari believes Corteva is attempting to exploit its patents beyond what the law allows. ### Timeline of Events - September 23, 2026 — Trial set to begin. Corteva's claims and Inari's counterclaims, including the challenge to the validity of key Corteva patents, are scheduled to go before a jury. - May 29, 2026 — Summary judgment arguments heard; decision pending. - May 11, 2026 — U.S. government weighs in. The DOJ's Antitrust Division filed a statement of interest emphasizing that reasonable access to patented biological material is essential to competition in the highly concentrated seed industry, and that IP laws must balance rewarding innovation with enabling follow-on innovation and new market entry. - April 3, 2026 — Cross-motions for summary judgment filed. - May 13, 2025 — Court rules Inari's case against Corteva can proceed; Judge Murphy allowed the majority of Inari's counterclaims and its core defenses to proceed. - November 14, 2024 — Inari files expanded counterclaims alleging unfair competition and abuse of process. - August 19, 2024 — Inari files counterclaims challenging the validity and enforceability of Corteva's patents and PVP certificates. - September 27, 2023 — Corteva initiates litigation, alleging Inari improperly obtained and exported patented seed samples. - September 2021 – December 2022 — Inari discloses seed purchase activities to Corteva, informing it that it had obtained ATCC patent-deposit seeds and was conducting R&D outside the United States. ### FAQ Why does Inari believe Corteva's claims are baseless? Inari believes Corteva filed this lawsuit to achieve through litigation what it couldn't through innovation and fair competition. Every seed sample at issue was properly and legally purchased through ATCC's public patent-deposit system. When Corteva deposited the seeds, it promised in its patents that the seeds would be available to the public after the patents issued; U.S. patent laws and the Budapest Treaty also require that the seeds be available to the public without restriction after issuance. Accessing seed deposits from ATCC is entirely legal and common — Corteva itself has purchased and analyzed thousands of samples of competitors' patent-deposit seeds from ATCC in the past decade. What are Inari's counterclaims and what is at stake for Corteva? Inari is challenging the validity of five Corteva GM patents and more than 230 PVP certificates covering key product franchises, including GM events in products such as Qrome corn and Enlist soybean and a large amount of Pioneer corn germplasm. These patents have generated billions in licensing and royalty revenue; their validity will be decided at trial. Inari's other counterclaims include federal unfair-competition claims under the Lanham Act for Corteva's disparagement of Inari and misrepresentations regarding Inari's prospective products. Why does Inari believe Corteva is using this lawsuit as unfair competition? Corteva is the largest seed company in the world with revenues over $17 billion a year, yet chose litigation over competition. Inari is an emerging entrant using new technologies to change how the seed industry develops products, and it hasn't sold any products that incorporate the IP Corteva says Inari infringes. Asserting IP rights beyond their proper scope discourages innovation, limits farmer choice, and delays new technologies from reaching the market. Have other parties weighed in? Yes. The DOJ's Antitrust Division filed a Statement of Interest emphasizing that access to patented biological material is essential to follow-on innovation and competition in the highly concentrated U.S. seed industry. What is Corteva's role in the seed industry? Corteva is the largest seed company in the world and a leading supplier of corn and soybean seed in the U.S. Concerns about concentration in the seed industry have been raised by policymakers across parties; the U.S. DOJ is investigating the seed industry, including Corteva, for potential anticompetitive behavior. What is ATCC? ATCC is a nonprofit depository of biological materials where patent owners can deposit samples of their patented biological materials as required by patent law. Such materials must be made publicly available without restriction after a patent issues, per U.S. patent law and the Budapest Treaty. Inari purchased the seed samples at issue through this public system — the same system Corteva has used for years. Did Inari steal from Corteva? No. Inari has always respected intellectual property rights. Every seed sample was lawfully purchased through ATCC's public repository, which must be publicly available without restriction after a patent issues. There is no legal claim that Inari improperly sold any seeds. Inari believes in a robust IP framework to protect and promote innovation, but the IP system should not be used to stifle competition. Why does this case matter beyond Inari and Corteva? It raises broader questions about competition and innovation in the seed industry and whether the industry leader can overreach in its patents and use litigation to preserve market power and delay the next generation of agricultural technology. ### Additional Resources - Department of Justice — Statement of Interest - MLex — US DOJ to argue at high-stakes Corteva-Inari hearing in seed patent deposit row - AgroNews — DOJ Files Statement in Corteva-Inari Seed Case - Bloomberg Law — Corteva Seed-Tech Case Draws DOJ Caution on Broad Patent Rights - MLex — In Inari case, Corteva ignored role of competition in patent law, US DOJ says - Law360 — Viewing Seed Genetic Material Not Patent Infringement: DOJ - The Fence Post — DOJ files statement in Corteva v. Inari case - Bloomberg Law — Judge Allows Inari to Raise 'Unclean Hands' in Corteva Seed Case - Bloomberg Law — Inari Says Corteva Using Seed-Patent Suit to Stifle Competition ## Contact Source: https://inari.com/contact/ Inquiries via the contact form at https://inari.com/contact/ (reasons include General Inquiry, Careers, Collaboration & Partnerships, Invest, Employment Verification, Media).