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AGCO SEEKS RARE APPEAL IN FTC'S RIGHT-TO-REPAIR LAWSUIT AGAINST JOHN DEERE
Sep. 29, 2025
Farm Equipment magazine reports:
Brookfield, WI -- AGCO is asking a federal court to allow a rare interlocutory appeal in the FTC's ongoing right-to-repair lawsuit against John Deere. The request follows an August ruling that granted Deere access to confidential competitor information gathered during the FTC's investigation, including sensitive pricing, sales, and financial data from AGCO, CNH Industrial, and Kubota.
AGCO argues the ruling lacks the heightened protections usually applied to non-party materials and says immediate review is needed to prevent disclosure of its "crown jewels" of business information. Once released, the company contends, the data cannot be protected from misuse in either the FTC case or related farmer lawsuits.
The appeal would go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, where AGCO hopes to clarify what legal standards govern the release of government-held, competitor data in antitrust cases. Deere has vowed to vigorously defend itself against claims it monopolized the repair market by restricting access to critical tools and software.
The full story can be found here.
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