[Agroecologia] Fwd: no patents on seeds - NEWS

[Raul Cruz]

Ei penya,

a banda de la noticia en si, per si algú no coneixia la No Patents On Seeds
"Coalition" ...  suposo que és d'interés per tot el col·lectiu...

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abraçades,

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Date: 2010/12/10
Subject: no patents on seeds - NEWS
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European Patent Office issues broccoli decision Europe rejects patents on
breeding of plants and animals

Munich, Germany. 9/10. December 2010

In a long awaited decision, the European Patent Office (EPO) issued its
decision on the so- called 'Broccoli Patent' today. In its opinion, the EPO
explained that methods for conventional breeding of plants and animals
cannot be considered as a technical process and cannot be covered by
patents. The decision is binding for all similar cases. But observers are
warning that plants and animals derived from conventional breeding will
still be patented, since the decision of the European Patent Office only
excludes processes for breeding but does not concern itself with patents on
plants and animals.

“This decision goes in the right direction, but it is not clear what the
final impact of this decision will be," says Christoph Then from the
international coalition No Patents on Seeds and patent expert for
Greenpeace. "This is not the final decision on the broccoli patent itself.
So far only the process for breeding plants and animals is judged as being
not patentable. But it is still unclear if the patent claims on the plants,
seed and edible parts of the broccoli will be revoked in the end. The patent
office has not yet taken a final decision on the patent."
"In general, patent law is in extreme danger of being abused for the
misappropriation of the very basic resources for daily living. What is now
needed is a clear signal from institutions in the EU that the interests of
farmers, traditional breeders and consumers will be protected by clear legal
regulations that exclude patents on plants and animals.”says Bell Batta
Torheim from Norwegian Development Fund which is part of the Coalition of No
Patents On Seeds.

Many experts have been warning that patents on plants and animals are
creating new dependencies for farmers and consumers and that innovation in
plant and animal breeding will be blocked, while multinationals will be able
to take control over global food production. The intention of agrochemical
companies in this context can be exemplified by Monsanto's patent
applications of. The company has already filed several patent applications
on meat and food products derived from cattle, pigs and fish if the animals
are fed genetically plants. The company very recently applied for a similar
patent on poultry and eggs.

“What is needed is a clear legal prohibition on granting patents on plants
and animals, on processes for breeding, relevant biological material and the
food derived. The decision of the EPO can only be considered as a first
step, now legislation has to come upwith a clear regulation.” Francois
Meienberg from Berne Declaration in Switzerland member of the coalition No
Patents on Seeds.

The No Patents on Seeds coalition is organised by the Berne Declaration,
Greenpeace, Misereor, No Patents on Life, Swissaid and the Norwegian
Development Fund, and campaigns for a clear regulation in patent law. Their
initiative is supported globally by over 300 NGOs and farmers’
organisations, and has collected about 100.000 signatures against patents on
plants and animals. The coalition now urges the institutions of the EU to go
for clear legal regulations to exclude plants and animals from
patentability.

Contact: Christoph Then: +49 15154638040, Bell Batta Thorheim Tel +47 41 12
34 04, Francois Meienberg, Tel: +41 79 796 76 12,



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