Uhum: and the apparently totally incompetent US Patent office, which did not figure out the patent violation at the time of granting that patent (though it's their taks to check that), is out of the responsibility?

Who pays now for the losses of Mexican farmers who could nt sell their beans?

Another evidence of how greed in First-World-countries destroys the very well being of 2nd/3rd-World countries through patent/copyright/piracy laws.

Thank you for that article.
This reminds me of a story that Virgin-founder and adventurer Richard Branson told. He had bet with his mother as a child that he could find his way home, so she dropped him on the streets. And sure he found home walking for several kilometers.
And from that on he knew, that when he relies on himself, he can achieve anything. And look what he has done since...

Why look so far? Just read the New York Times from this Sunday:

For a Temporary Best-Friend Fix, Rent a Dog (Kibble Included) for a Day
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/30dogs.html?ex=1364616000&en=8d101e900e2ff309&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink