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G3/19 German/French
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 23 Jun '20

23 Jun '20

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For the Germans: aktuelle Version der PM zum Brief an Lambrecht
by Christoph Then 23 Jun '20

23 Jun '20

Liebe Alle anbei ein aktualsierte Version der PM. Wir haben über 30 Organisationen, die den Brief unterstützen. Sehr gut. Ich werde die Namen der Organisationen im Brief auflisten, aber auf das Einholen von Unterschriften verzichten. Ich bin mir unsicher, ob wir alle Logos in den Brief aufnehmen sollen, das könnte sonst ein etwas merkwürdiges Format werden. Ich überlege das nochmal. In der PM werden die Logos einfügt (wie immer). Das Zitat würde an Georg gehen (der war auch beim Treffen mit der Ministerin dabei, hat einen tollen Titel und kennt sich aus). Bitte Kommentare so bald wie möglich. Ich werde auch versuchen noch eine englische Version der PM zu erstellen. Der Brief folgt demnächst (mit Anlagen). Der Brief könnte morgen oder Donnerstag rausgehen. Am Freitag wäre dann die PM dran. herzlichen Gruß Christoph

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Sign-on letter: Plant variety protection and free trade
by Judith Reusser - SWISSAID 22 Jun '20

22 Jun '20

Dear all, This is not directly about patents, but closely linked to it: Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein demand stronger plant variety protection laws in free trade agreements with developing countries than they implement themselves (UPOV91). With this double standard, EFTA countries undermine farmer's right to save, use, exchange and sell seeds and jeopardize the right to food and food sovereignty. We are looking for organisations to sign on a letter to the relevant ministries from EFTA countries, urging them to stop this practice. You find all information here: https://www.recht-auf-saatgut.ch/werde-aktiv/ Thanks for signing and sharing, by 26 June ideally, 5 July at the latest. For German or Spanish speakers: SWISSAID and ProSpecieRara are organising a webinar on farmer managed seed systems on 7 July. Would be great if some of you would join. Best, Judith [Ein Bild, das Essen enthält. Automatisch generierte Beschreibung] Judith Reusser SWISSAID Entwicklungspolitik - Ernährungssouveränität Tel.: +41 (0)31 350 53 75 j.reusser(a)swissaid.ch<mailto:j.reusser@swissaid.ch> www.swissaid.ch<http://www.swissaid.ch/> [http://www.swissaid.ch/sites/default/files/images/Signatur_Claim_200px.jpg]<https://www.swissaid.ch/> [http://www.swissaid.ch/sites/default/files/images/Signatur_Facebook_20px.jpg]<https://www.facebook.com/swissaid.global> [http://www.swissaid.ch/sites/default/files/images/Signatur_Twitter_20px.jpg] <https://twitter.com/swissaid> [http://www.swissaid.ch/sites/default/files/images/Signatur_Youtube_20px.jpg] <https://www.youtube.com/user/SWISSAID>

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Text der Presseerklärung zum Brief an die deutsche Justizministerin (only German)
by Christoph Then 19 Jun '20

19 Jun '20

es gibt bereits mehrere UnterzeichnerInnen... Ich denke, ich schicke den verbesserten Entwurf dann Dienstag an den Rest der UnterstützerInnen. aussenden würde ich nächsten Do oder Fr, weil es am Donnerstag die Antwort auf die Anfrage der Linken gibt. Den Brief sollten wir dann (mit allen Logos) am Donnerstag morgen auf den Weg bringen.

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Fwd: Attn: Mr Christoph Then - Reply to your letter of 29 May 2020
by Christoph Then 19 Jun '20

19 Jun '20

good news: Video Conference with EPO on 14 of July. who wants to join? -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Attn: Mr Christoph Then - Reply to your letter of 29 May 2020 Datum: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 09:15:17 +0000 Von: PATENTLAW <patentlaw(a)epo.org> An: info(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org <info(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org> Dear Mr Then, Please find attached a reply to your letter of 29 May 2020 as an invitation to a meeting with Mr Christoph Ernst, Vice-President, to discuss the outcome of the Opinion G 3/19. Best regards, Directorate Patent Law European Patent Office Munich, Germany

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draft letter / Brief an Deutsche Justizministerin
by Christoph Then 18 Jun '20

18 Jun '20

Bitte Anmerkungen möglichst bis Freitag morgen, dann könnten wir den Entwurf an die anderen Organisationen schicken.

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Fwd: documentary
by Christoph Then 17 Jun '20

17 Jun '20

Did not watch the film, but maybe interesting .. -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: documentary Datum: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:30:55 +0300 Von: Alex Ikonomidis <alex(a)aseedforchange.com> An: Christoph Then <info(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org> hi Christoph, my film A Seed for Change is participating in Athens Marathon International Film Festival and because of Covid 19 all films are screening online. I think that’s the last film festival i’m going to be taking part in and after this one is over I will have the film available for free on the website www.aseedforchange.com if you like you can watch the it and share it with friends so that the message travels to a wider audience, and don’t forget to vote for it on the link below :) https://amiffonline.weebly.com/documentary.html on the other hand, how are you doing? Alex Ikonomidis +30 6932 376 079

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docs in German and political strategy
by Christoph Then 17 Jun '20

17 Jun '20

Dear all we had a phone call yesterday for German members. We agreed to send a letter (with support from other NGOs) to the German government, with our demands and explaining the decision of the EPO president to lift the staying. we also discussed media release in German and publishing the letter. We plan for next week. In this context some ideas were raised to improve our Annex with the legal analysis. I tried to implement. See attached. We also might consider to change the English version accordingly. We might publish on our website together with the PR next week. So far the Annex (and the previous letter) are not yet published. I still have to draft the new NGO-letter, will keep you posted. Cheers Christoph

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funny response from Mr Kratochvil and comment on letter from Katherine
by Christoph Then 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

Dear Mr Kratochvil just responded to a my mail, pointing out to the decision of the President to lift the staying. He writes, he did not know. He does not answer the question about the further process of decision making. This seems to be a complete mess. I suggest that Katherine is adding some update to her letter, demanding first discussions of the AC in June (see attached). We will write a similar letter to German Minister. together with other NGOs. have a nice evening! Christoph

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Pls comment - draft letter for AT Minister
by ARCHE NOAH Katherine Dolan 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

Dear Christoph, Dear all Attached is a draft of the letter I will propose the Austrian Minister sends to the Ministers of the other Contracting States. To raise the chance that the Minister will actually send the letter, I have kept the letter high-level and avoided going into any details. I would be grateful for any feedback by 1pm tomorrow. Thanks Katherine Katherine Dolan ARCHE NOAH Leitung Politik / Head of Policy +43 (0)676 557 4408 ---------------------------------------------------------- ARCHE NOAH - Gesellschaft für die Erhaltung der Kulturpflanzenvielfalt und ihre Entwicklung / Association for the conservation and development of crop diversity Obere Straße 40, 3553 Schiltern www.arche-noah.at<http://www.arche-noah.at/> ---------------------------------------------------------- PS: Die Vielfalt braucht jetzt dringend Ihre Stimme! Jetzt hier Petition "Vielfalt säen, Gesundheit ernten" unterschreiben.<https://arche-noah-petition.sicher-helfen.org/pet/gesundheit-ernten/?cf=url> Für mehr Vielfalt auf Äckern und Tellern! PPS: Wir sind bei der Rettung der Vielfalt auf Sie angewiesen - jetzt spenden<https://arche-noah.sicher-helfen.org/archenoah/spende/?cf=www&payment_inter…>. [cid:image001.jpg@01D5C5FE.BDE05B60]

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