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IMPORTANT: Conference call 20 June 2022 - Minutes
by Johanna Eckhardt 22 Jun '22

22 Jun '22

Dear all, please find attached the minutes of Monday's conference call. Most importantly: We'll skip the first half of the physical meeting in Munich and will only meet on 29 June. For the members who won't be able to participate, please send in any comments/questions you may have in regards to the draft agenda (below) so that we can take them into consideration during our discussion. Thank you. Best, Johanna --- DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE MEETING ON 29 JUNE 1. Report 1.1. discuss the findings of the report, what do they mean for different sectors (breeders, countries/ministries, etc.), how can we reach out to them? 1.2. new KWS patent granted 2. mid-term strategy 2.1. timeline for the summer 2.2. events and timeline from autumn until the end of the year 2.3. hand-over of petition 2.4. ARCHE NOAH: activity with breeders in Belgium?, ARCHE NOAH will have an office in Brussels again 2.5. Prepare the meeting with the EPO 3. long-term strategy . for long term-strategy we will have to wait what the outcome of the mid-term strategy will be, but we can briefly discuss it 4. Other . 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

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screaming barley /less blue / more grey
by Christoph Then 21 Jun '22

21 Jun '22

if interested, we changed the background color of the barley a little bit.

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annex 4 updated
by Christoph Then 21 Jun '22

21 Jun '22

Dear all please see annex 4, now also mentioning the new patent. To me it seems this annex is especially useful to explain the current confusion. I think it also may a good idea to include the matter of confusion in the title of the report. How about changing from Patents on genes and genetic variations block access to biological diversity in plant breeding to *Growing confusion about patents on genes endangers conventional plant breeding * cheers Christoph

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screaming barley - have a look
by Christoph Then 20 Jun '22

20 Jun '22

not yet ready ... but on its way...

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TV interviews on 29th in Munich?
by ARCHE NOAH Dagmar Urban 20 Jun '22

20 Jun '22

Dear all, We have an Austrian TV journalist who is interested in coming to Munich on the 29th but would like to talk to several organisations at the same time. His name is Robert Gordon, and he works for the public TV station and has done excellent coverage on patents and similar issues in the past (also an interview with Christoph): So a quick question - please respond to me directly. Who would come to Munich and would be ok with a short interview on the 29th around the public photo opportunity in the morning (~9-11)? And Nout, do you know if you can join and if yes, could a give a short interview? He asked about Oxfam specifically, as industry often claims they do what they do to "feed the world" and he would like to have a global perspective also in it. He would also ask the EPO for an interview, so would be great to let them feel the pressure. It would be great to have a fast response, so I can offer talks with concrete organisations/people to him. Many thanks in advance + hope to see many of you in the call later! Dagmar Dagmar Urban Team Saatgutpolitik/ Seed Policy Team ARCHE NOAH Gesellschaft für die Erhaltung der Kulturpflanzenvielfalt und ihre Entwicklung Obere Straße 40, A-3553 Schiltern +43 (0)676 /931 81 80 dagmar.urban(a)arche-noah.at www.arche-noah.at<http://www.arche-noah.at> ZVR 907994719

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! revised version of the report
by Christoph Then 20 Jun '22

20 Jun '22

Dear all being aware of the recently granted patent for KWS, I did some update on our report (track changes and letters in green). I also will send it to edits and to layout. In addition, I also will revise the new Annex 4 (just sent this weekend) and produce one more figure (13) for the new patent as granted. talk to you this afternoon on zoom. After having received your comments today, I will produce a new draft version for the EPO and the talks with the German Ministries this Friday. We then still should have sufficient time to prepare the final version to be published on 29 June. Cheers Christoph

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new annex to the report about disclaimer
by Christoph Then 18 Jun '22

18 Jun '22

Dear all please see attached my proposal for Annex 4 to be added to the report. I would like to thank Francois for the question raised again in the meeting on 15 of June, because it made me aware that a more detailed explanation on the effect of disclaimers might be useful and needed. There are many complexities around this issue, this short text cannot cover them all. But at least, I hope, some crucial points are sorted out. I will send this text for edits to the native speaker. Cheers Christoph

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changes in the report and screaming barley
by Christoph Then 17 Jun '22

17 Jun '22

Dear all after the workshop there are some minor technicalities in the report, we still try to amend. Furthermore, as also emphasized by Francois, there are still some questions regarding the disclaimer and its application on patents filed after July 2017. I think, we should add a short text in the Annex explaining the issue. I will forward the text at beginning of next week and hope we then can finalise the report. It also seems that the new visual 'screaming barley' make some progress and I can send some pictures next week. have a good weekend and talk to you on Monday. Christoph

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Re: [Npos_2018] Conference call 20 June - Agenda
by Johanna Eckhardt 14 Jun '22

14 Jun '22

Dear all, here is the draft agenda for our next conference call: 1. Updates 1.1. from countries / member organisations 1.2. Germany 1.2.1. meeting with German ministry on 24 June - meeting with EPO on 5 July - WeMove webinar has been postponed from June to autumn 2. Report - Update on workshop with experts on 15 June - Finalisation of report 3. Upcoming events 28 June: 14h-18h: 1st half of physical meeting optional dinner together 29 June: morning: public activity EPO optional lunch together 14h-18h: 2nd half of physical meeting 3.1. 29 June Public activity EPO - contact journalists 3.2. Strategic meeting in Munich - What do we want to discuss? 3.3. Outlook on activities in autumn 4. Other 4.1. Next conference call 4.2. coordination of German/English conference calls (possible translation) - Dagmar: "For one of the next calls I would also like to discuss again the possibility of having translation in our calls so we do not have to do two and have situations like this regularly." 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: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces(a)testbiotech.de> On Behalf Of Johanna Eckhardt Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 11:56 AM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Subject: [Npos_2018] Conference call 20 June Dear all, let's fix Monday, 20 June / 14h-15.30h CET for our next conference call. --- Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84158957809?pwd=cHY1WUFaYWE2TXJnQ2Z2L3BycG1EZz09 Meeting ID: 841 5895 7809 Passcode: 212465 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdhfEQebt --- 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: Npos_2018 [mailto:npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de] On Behalf Of Johanna Eckhardt Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:45 PM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de <mailto:npos_2018@testbiotech.de> Subject: [Npos_2018] Poll Conference call June Dear all, here is the poll for the date of our next conference call in June: https://dud-poll.inf.tu-dresden.de/NPOS_conference_call_June/ Please fill it out until Monday, 23 May, evening. The duration of the conference call will as usual 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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! first draft of the report with layout
by Christoph Then 13 Jun '22

13 Jun '22

please send your comments till Wednesday evening.

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