December 2022 - Npos_2018 - lists.testbiotech.de

Twitter
by Johanna Eckhardt 05 Dec '22

05 Dec '22

Dear all, we reached 1.000 followers on Twitter. :-) That may not be a lot, but good to see that we are steadily improving, even though we can not put a lot of resources into it! https://twitter.com/NoPatentsOnSeed 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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Reminder IMPORTANT Meeting of Members
by Johanna Eckhardt 05 Dec '22

05 Dec '22

Dear all, please let me remind you to fill in the doodle for our meeting of members until Wednesday, 7 December 9 CET. <https://dud-poll.inf.tu-dresden.de/ZspHhLMqgg/> https://dud-poll.inf.tu-dresden.de/ZspHhLMqgg/ Thank you. 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 Von: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces(a)testbiotech.de> Im Auftrag von Johanna Eckhardt Gesendet: Dienstag, 29. November 2022 18:19 An: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Betreff: [Npos_2018] IMPORTANT Meeting of Members Dear all, we'd like to fix the date for our next meeting of members for beginning of March 2023. I propose to hold the meeting again in Munich and make a whole day meeting. We could then add an optional dinner the night before. Please let me know if you have other suggestions. Please fill in the doodle until 7 December, 9h CET. https://dud-poll.inf.tu-dresden.de/ZspHhLMqgg/ 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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Doodle - Conference call end of January
by Johanna Eckhardt 04 Dec '22

04 Dec '22

Dear all, please fill in the doodle for our next conference call at the end of January until Monday, 12 December, 9h CET: https://dud-poll.inf.tu-dresden.de/c9nOd9KCug/ Thank you. 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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Conference call 2 December 2022 - Minutes
by Johanna Eckhardt 04 Dec '22

04 Dec '22

Dear all, please find attached the minutes of our conference call from 2 December. 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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KWS final report
by Johanna Eckhardt 04 Dec '22

04 Dec '22

Dear all, please find attached the final KWS report in EN and DE as it will be published on 6 December. The report will then as well be available under these links: German: https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/de/publikationen/KWS English: https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/en/publications/KWS 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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Tomato Mallorca, variety registration
by Johanna Eckhardt 04 Dec '22

04 Dec '22

Dear all, at the LLD forum a seed saver from Mallorca approached me. They have a traditional tomato variety, where the fruits are stored fresh on the stem for up to 9 months. A hybrid version then got registered as a variety / trade mark under the traditional name although it did lack the traditional characteristics. The seed savers asked us for advice/help, but I wouldn’t really know what to tell them. And it is not a patent issue. I thought I’ll forward you the info in case it is interesting for you or you could help them out. A paragraph out of the article attached (I didn’t read it all): “The first attempt happened in 2009 when the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the regional Government proposed to promote the local variety through a quality label of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). The proposal came from a very important fruit and vegetable company that produces a hybrid developed by the companies Hortseed Mediterrani and Fitó, and pretended to include the hybrid in the PGI. This variety lacks the conservation capacity and the organoleptic characteristics of the traditional one, but can be found in local markets and in selling points of large retailers, stringed and labelled as “ramillete” (in Spanish language). Once the AVL-IB heard about this, they demanded that the hybrid tomato wasn’t sold as Tomàtiga de Ramellet and started to work to register this cultivar as a conservation variety. Finally, it became registered in 20126, being the Institute of Agricultural and Fishing Research of the Balearic Islands and the UIB the conservation entities.” 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 Von: Associació de Varietats Locals <info(a)varietatslocals.org> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. November 2022 14:00 An: Johanna Eckhardt <johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org> Cc: fulya.batur(a)kybelesrl.com; Antoni Feliu Pou <sacasapagesa(a)hotmail.com>; Andreu Adrover Serra <andreuadrover11(a)gmail.com> Betreff: Re: Trade mark - tomato Mallorca Hi, Thanks for your mail and interest. This is Aina Socies, coordinator of the Associació de Varietats Locals. Attached you'll find articles and materials in English about the tomàtiga de ramellet. First article deals with the appropriation of the name. Second article is a general view about tomàtiga de ramellet. Also, this is the Spanish office for trade marks and patents: Marca nacional/OEMP. <https://www.oepm.es/es/index.html> https://www.oepm.es/es/index.html At the following two links you'll be able to see how this company (Agromallorca) has registered a trade mark of the tomato (two brand names: Tomàtiga de ramellet i Tomàtiga de ramellet de Mallorca). On the top of that, the tomato that they commercialise is hybrid (specially distributed at supermarkets). Tomàtiga de ramellet de Mallorca: <https://www.oepm.es/es/signos_distintivos/resultados_expediente.html?mod=M&…> https://www.oepm.es/es/signos_distintivos/resultados_expediente.html?mod=M&… Tomàtiga de ramellet: <https://www.oepm.es/es/signos_distintivos/resultados_expediente.html?mod=M&…> https://www.oepm.es/es/signos_distintivos/resultados_expediente.html?mod=M&… This is the link where we registered the tomàtiga de ramellet as vegetal material (conservation variety) at the Spanish Office of Vegetal Varieties Oficina Española de Variedades Vegetales. <https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/agricultura/temas/medios-de-produccion/semillas-…> https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/agricultura/temas/medios-de-produccion/semillas-… Ficha registro tomàtiga de ramellet: <https://www.mapa.gob.es/app/regVar/DetalleVariedad.aspx?id=es&TipoV=C&IDVar…> https://www.mapa.gob.es/app/regVar/DetalleVariedad.aspx?id=es&TipoV=C&IDVar… Both varieties (hybrid commercialised by Agromallorca and the genuine) coexist in the market with the same name. We are now working with the creation of a label of local variety. Nevertheless we are a small association and we do not yet whether we will have support of the local administration (because administration does not want to enter in conflict with this local company). Please kindly keep us updated, Aina <https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xB3RTGOoDba3ovaF5Zbz-mChcF…> <https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xoMfIQUSKNZ1XHYaP71IevNerk…> Carrer d'en Sala, 13 07260 - Porreres Adreç@: info(a)varietatslocals.org <mailto:info@varietatslocals.org> Comandes: comandes(a)varietatslocals.org <mailto:comandes@varietatslocals.org> Cursos: cursos(a)varietatslocals.org <mailto:cursos@varietatslocals.org> Web: www.varietatslocals.org <http://www.ib.varietatslocals.org/> Telèfons: 623 250 278 / 693 066 858 / 722 782 536 L’informem que les seves dades personals seran tractades per l’Associació de Varietats Locals com a responsable del tractament, amb la finalitat de gestionar la seva corresponent sol·licitud. Les dades seran conservades mentre sigui necessari per a gestionar la seva corresponent sol·licitud. No es preveuen cessions o comunicacions de dades tret de les establertes legalment. Vostè pot exercir els drets d’accés, rectificació o supressió de les seves dades, dirigint-se a info(a)varietatslocals.org <mailto:info@varietatslocals.org> , per a més informació al respecte, pot consultar la nostra Política de Privacitat a www.varietatslocals.org <http://www.varietatslocals.org/> . Missatge de Johanna Eckhardt <johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> > del dia ds., 5 de nov. 2022 a les 16:03: [Antoni, si necesitas una traducción al castellano, dímelo! :-)] Dear Antoni, dear Fulya, at the LLD event in Budapest Antoni from Variets Locals in Mallorca told me about a traditional tomato variety that can be stored up to 9 months (!). A company has now the rights to exclusively use the name of this variety (is this a trade mark then?). Antoni was wandering if there is anything that can be done about this. Fulya, since you know a lot about intellectual property rights in general (and I only about patents) could you possibly give Antoni more info? Antoni, if you have more info for Fulya, such as the name of the tomato variety and the company who uses the name, that would be helpful! 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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Conference call 2 December - Agenda
by Johanna Eckhardt 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

Dear all, please find below the draft agenda for tomorrow's conference call. The Zoom info is in the email below. Best, Johanna 1. Updates 1.1. from countries / member organisations 1.2. Workshop EU parliament 1.3. Hand-over petition Ministry of Justice 2. Upcoming activities 2.1. 6 December KWS 2.2. 12 December hand over Switzerland 2.3. 13 December hand over EPO 3. Other 3.1. Meeting of members March 2023 3.2. Next conference call 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 Von: Johanna Eckhardt <johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org> Gesendet: Dienstag, 29. November 2022 10:25 An: 'npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de' <npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de> Betreff: IMPORTANT CHANGE OF DATE!!! Next conference call 2 December Dear all, unfortunately we have to change the date of our next conference call. Since the possible time slots are very limited, we'll fix Friday, 2 December 11h-12.30h CET. Sorry about the short notice. I hope many of you can participate. The zoom info stays the same - see below. 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 Von: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces(a)testbiotech.de <mailto:npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de> > Im Auftrag von Johanna Eckhardt Gesendet: Mittwoch, 23. November 2022 16:56 An: <mailto:npos_2018@testbiotech.de> npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Betreff: Re: [Npos_2018] Next conference call 5 December Dear all, thanks for filling in the doodle. Our next conference call will be on Monday, 5 December 15h-16.30h CET. Friday, 2 December 11h-12.30h CET Please find the Zoom details below. Best, Johanna --- Join Zoom Meeting <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86922339732?pwd=UEt1ZnVhYjVpaFRoTHlaZ05jbWVHdz09> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86922339732?pwd=UEt1ZnVhYjVpaFRoTHlaZ05jbWVHdz09 Meeting ID: 869 2233 9732 Passcode: 703965 Find your local number: <https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k6xbBa54L> https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k6xbBa54L 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 Von: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces(a)testbiotech.de <mailto:npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de> > Im Auftrag von Johanna Eckhardt Gesendet: Freitag, 18. November 2022 19:06 An: <mailto:npos_2018@testbiotech.de> npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Betreff: [Npos_2018] Next conference call December Dear all, please fill in the doodle below for our next conference call at the beginning of December until Wednesday, 23 November 9h CET. https://dud-poll.inf.tu-dresden.de/Dg9nyePgvA/ The times indicated are always the starting times of the meeting. The duration of the meeting will be 90min. 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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Media release in German and English
by Christoph Then 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

please see draft versions, come back to me asap with any comments also regarding the quotes and contact details

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final draft version of Flyer (KWS)
by Christoph Then 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

after comments from Georg. wenn keine weiteren Korrekturen nötig sind, kann Johanna eine Layout-Versin machen. wir kopieren diese dann in München und bringen ca 500 Kopien mit nach Einbeck.

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final text version in English on KWS patents
by Christoph Then 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

So if no more corrections are necessary, Johanna can layout the English and German versions of this backgrounder. more to come up: English version of the media release

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