October 2021 - Npos_2018 - lists.testbiotech.de

new version press release in German
by Christoph Then 08 Oct '21

08 Oct '21

Dear all please see attached two version, one with some tracks and comments, the other is a clean version. I will start to adopt the English version, however might take me to the evening, some travels today. thanks for comments, I think most of them useful. Christoph

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! PR in German (slightly corrected) and first draft in English
by Christoph Then 07 Oct '21

07 Oct '21

dear all please see the drafts and send your feedback till end of the week. We also my decide to give more weight to the demand for a conference by have a sub-heading. Johanna can you please circulate to We Move and Axel? please also decide if you want to have a quote. I am trying to translate the backgrounder as well, but ,might take me till end of the week. I guess if we agree on the content of the PR, the backgrouinder should not raise major discussions. Cheers Christoph

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backgound: German improved, English first draft
by Christoph Then 07 Oct '21

07 Oct '21

thanks for your comments so far

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Draft background and PR activity 12 October (Deutsch)
by Christoph Then 07 Oct '21

07 Oct '21

Dear all please see attached, drafts in German. Hope English draft available soon. cheers Christoph

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Fwd: Invitation ⭐ Policies for Sustainable & Healthy Agri-Food Systems / Forward Thinkers Webinar
by Christoph Then 07 Oct '21

07 Oct '21

-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Invitation ⭐ Policies for Sustainable & Healthy Agri-Food Systems / Forward Thinkers Webinar Datum: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 10:40:02 +0000 Von: World Future Council <media(a)worldfuturecouncil.org> Antwort an: World Future Council <media(a)worldfuturecouncil.org> An: info(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org Invitation ⭐ Policies for Sustainable & Healthy Agri-Food Systems / Forward Thinkers Webinar Join the webinar! Policies for sustainable and healthy agri-food systems, Tues 19 Oct: 3 p.m. CEST View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/c11c7e19a6a9/forward-thinkers-webinars-we-invite-you-to-…> *Invitation: Tuesday, 19 October 2021 at 3 p.m. CEST (6 a.m. PDT / 9 a.m. EDT / 6:30 p.m. IST / 9 p.m. MYT)* *Forward Thinkers Webinar: Policies for Sustainable and Healthy Agri-Food Systems* Food insecurity, climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution: Whilst it is widely acknowledged that we urgently need to transform our food systems to ensure our common future on this planet, too little is known about the countries or states that take *fundamental steps towards that aim*. On the occasion of World Food Day 2021, the World Future Council and the Pesticide Action Network Asia and Pacific are organising a timely debate on how exemplary *policies drive positive change*. 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Re: [Npos_2018] IMPORTANT: Petition Conference of Ministers / Feedback until today, 30.Sept
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 01 Oct '21

01 Oct '21

Dear all, please let me remind you to send your feedback in regard to the start of a petition until today. Update: Christoph and I had a talk with an association of 39 family owned breweries from Germany & Austria (Die Freien Brauer <https://www.die-freien-brauer.com/home.html> ). They are willing to start their own campaign against patents on beer & barley - including a petition and supported by a communication agency. And they are willing to plan long term, f.e. until the hearing of the third Carlsberg patent case on 10 May 2022. That is very good news, because they could really support our campaign from a different angle and with a very broad network - probably as well in Switzerland, Luxemburg, etc. So it would be a good opportunity to cooperate with them. We should take a decision on that, too, and if we decide to cooperate with them, try to combine our petitions as best as possible. Best, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed From: Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org [mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 7:47 PM To: 'npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de' <npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de> Subject: IMPORTANT: Petition Conference of Ministers / Minutes Conference call 15.9.21 Dear all, at our last conference call on 15 September (minutes attached) we discussed the possibility to ask for a Conference of Ministers. Please come back to us with your feedback until the end of September (or if possible earlier)! We want to start a petition to ask for a Conference of the Ministers of the EPO in 2022. By doing so we would switch from addressing the technical level (Representatives of the EPO Admin. Council) to addressing the political level (ministers). We could set up a petition and possibly would then have the option to address ministers in different countries (of our member organisations) separately. We could then as well arrange for meetings to hand over the petiton. It could as well be a good opportunity to get other organisations involved, since it would be a quite easy way to support our demands. Article 4a <https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2020/e/ar4a.html> (EPC) foresees a Conference of Ministers every 5 years. In regard to the timeline we have two options: 1.) Start petition in December - We could now ask the AC to take decisions at the meeting in December, f.e. in our press release for 13 October. And we could as well launch a petition to support our opposition of the melon patent where we communicate as well our demands. - In case the AC does not take any decisions in December, we would still have a plan on how to hold up the pressure and only then ask for a Conference of Ministers. - have the petition running from December to March (next AC meeting). 2.) Start petition in October - We could concentrate our efforts until the end of the year and really focus on achieving a result. - National patent laws have to be amended anyways until the end of the year in regard to the Unitary Patent Court. So ministers are aware of the issue at the moment and this could be a good opportunity. In Austria, for example, a petition on European level would as well support the current national efforts for a change of law. - We could start the petition after the AC meeting on 13 October and send out a separate press release. - have the petition running from end October until December (AC meeting). In the conference call the tendency was rather towards starting the petition in October. Please come back to us with your feedback! - Do you think asking for a Conference would be a good option? - Which would be the better timeline? - Could your organisation support the petition, for example via addressing your national minister directly / setting up a national petition? Please come back to us if you have further questions! Best, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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