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Conference call - End of Nov.
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 05 Nov '20

05 Nov '20

Dear all, may I ask you to fill in the doodle for our next conference call until Tuesday, 10 Nov. evening? Thank you! https://doodle.com/poll/64487h7d563mw6sz?utm_source=poll <https://doodle.com/poll/64487h7d563mw6sz?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link> &utm_medium=link I chose dates a bit sooner so that we have enough time to plan possible activities around the Admin. Council on 15/16 Dec. Christoph has a meeting with Germany on 25 Nov., so depending on the date of our call, we might be able to include more info in our discussion. Best, Johanna 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 4 Nov - Minutes
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 04 Nov '20

04 Nov '20

Dear all, please find attached the minutes of today's call. For those who left early: Christoph was informed during our call that there will be a written decision on the melon patent. Best, Johanna 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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! two important updates / re Follow-up to the Meeting EPO - No Patents on Seeds on 04 December 2020
by Christoph Then 01 Nov '20

01 Nov '20

Dear all please see another invitation for online meeting with the EPO. Seems to be a good signal. I also will have an online meeting with German Ministry of Justice on 25 November. I guess I can confirm the 4 of Dec meeting on Monday next week? Further the hearing on the Melon just has been cancelled, I guess because of Corona. I try to get some more information early next week. have a nice weekend Christoph -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Follow-up to the Meeting EPO - No Patents on Seeds on 04 December 2020 Datum: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:44:09 +0000 Von: VP5 <vp5(a)epo.org> An: Christoph Then (info(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org) <info(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org> Kopie (CC): Heli Pihlajamaa <hpihlajamaa(a)epo.org>, Jean-Luc Gal <jgal(a)epo.org>, Helen Best <hbest(a)epo.org>, VP5 <vp5(a)epo.org> Dear Mr. Then, Please find attached a letter from Mr. Christoph Ernst, Vice-President Legal and International Affairs, regarding a follow-up Meeting in December. We kindly ask you to confirm the date by replying to this email. Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Sincères salutations Margarethe Maria Mayer Management assistant Legal / International Affairs | Dir. 5 European Patent Office Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1 | 80469 Munich | Germany Tel. +49 (0)89 2399 4084 mmayer(a)epo.org <mailto:mmayer@epo.org> www.epo.org <http://www.epo.org/> Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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G3/19 German / French translation
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 30 Oct '20

30 Oct '20

Dear all, the German and French translation of G3 / 19 is now published as well: https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2020/10/a119/2 020-a119.pdf Best, Johanna 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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Telefonkonferenz Deutsch
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 29 Oct '20

29 Oct '20

[Conference call in German] Liebe Runde, bei unserer nächsten TK werden wir im Anschluss wieder eine deutsche Runde machen und zwar am MI, 4.11. von 15.45h 17.15h. Die Zoom-Infos findet ihr weiter unten. Liebe Grüße, Johanna --- Thema: NPOS Telefonkonferenz Deutsch Uhrzeit: 4.Nov.2020 03:45 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rom, Stockholm, Wien Zoom-Meeting beitreten https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86059288004?pwd=TDlaa25lOUM3LzZkYmI5QnpZWjlUQT09 Meeting-ID: 860 5928 8004 Kenncode: 846529 Schnelleinwahl mobil +4312535501,,86059288004#,,,,,,0#,,846529# Österreich +4312535502,,86059288004#,,,,,,0#,,846529# Österreich Einwahl nach aktuellem Standort +43 12 535 501 Österreich +43 12 535 502 Österreich +43 670 309 0165 Österreich +43 72 011 5988 Österreich +43 120 609 3072 Österreich +49 30 5679 5800 Deutschland +49 69 3807 9883 Deutschland +49 695 050 2596 Deutschland +49 69 7104 9922 Deutschland +41 43 210 71 08 Schweiz +41 44 529 92 72 Schweiz +41 22 591 00 05 Schweiz +41 22 591 01 56 Schweiz +41 31 528 09 88 Schweiz +41 43 210 70 42 Schweiz Ortseinwahl suchen: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbNn5PvaG4 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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Re: [Npos_2018] Conference call Nov
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 29 Oct '20

29 Oct '20

Dear all, please find below the agenda for our conference call on Wednesday, 4 November from 14.00h - 15.30h CET. You can find the Zoom info in the email below. Afterwards there will as well be a German call from 15.45h-17.15h CET discussing the same issues. Best, Johanna --- AGENDA CONFERENCE CALL NPOS 4 November 2020 1. Updates 1.1. Updates from the countries / organisations 1.2. Letters to representatives of the Administrative Council 2. Melon hearing 3. Public action in December 4. Other 4.1. Next conference call 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 no-patents-seeds.org Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 9:05 AM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Subject: Re: [Npos_2018] Conference call Oct/Nov CHANGED DATE Dear all, we had to change the date for our conference call. Sorry about that. The meeting will be on Wednesday, 4 November from 14.00h - 15.30h CET. Please find below the updated info for Zoom. Best, Johanna --- Topic: Conference call No patents on seeds! Time: Nov 4, 2020 02:00 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83569862053?pwd=ZG1aTXc1KzIzL2M1ZDQvUHVLRStuZz09 Meeting ID: 835 6986 2053 Passcode: 954676 One tap mobile +4312535502,,83569862053#,,,,,,0#,,954676# Austria +436703090165,,83569862053#,,,,,,0#,,954676# Austria Dial by your location +43 12 535 502 Austria +43 670 309 0165 Austria +43 72 011 5988 Austria +43 120 609 3072 Austria +43 12 535 501 Austria +32 2 788 0173 Belgium +32 1579 5132 Belgium +32 2 290 9360 Belgium +32 2 585 5574 Belgium +32 2 588 4188 Belgium +32 2 788 0172 Belgium +45 89 88 37 88 Denmark +45 32 70 12 06 Denmark +45 32 71 31 57 Denmark +45 32 72 80 10 Denmark +45 32 72 80 11 Denmark +45 47 37 25 75 Denmark +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +49 30 5679 5800 Germany +49 69 3807 9883 Germany +49 695 050 2596 Germany +31 20 794 6519 Netherlands +31 20 794 6520 Netherlands +31 20 794 7345 Netherlands +31 20 241 0288 Netherlands +31 20 794 0854 Netherlands +351 308 810 988 Portugal +351 211 202 618 Portugal +351 308 804 188 Portugal +41 44 529 92 72 Switzerland +41 22 591 00 05 Switzerland +41 22 591 01 56 Switzerland +41 31 528 09 88 Switzerland +41 43 210 70 42 Switzerland +41 43 210 71 08 Switzerland Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbO5LNY4l2 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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! nice images - final drafts for our screaming veggies
by Christoph Then 28 Oct '20

28 Oct '20

Dear all please see attached our screaming veggies, final draft. Hope this is ok for you. We are looking for final comments till Friday morning. we are planning to have it ready till mid of December, when the Admin Council will meet in Munich (potentially it will become a virtual meeting). We can discuss in our next phone conference if and how to use it. Cheers Christoph

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debate over license of patented grapes in italy
by francois.meienberg＠prospecierara.ch 27 Oct '20

27 Oct '20

Dear All There was a question in the european parliament about a case of patented grapes in Italy and the debate over license fees. The answer by the commission is not very helpful. Maybe somebody is able to find out more about the case ?? (I hav so far not read the linked arrticle from italy) Best François Union européenne : [REPONSE] Parlement européen, question écrite à la Commission N°E-004527/2020 du 10 août 2020 de Rosa DAmato (NI) Brevetabilité des raisins (Réponse le 14 octobre 2020) Texte de la question : « It is enshrined in Directive 98/44/EC that plant and animal varieties, including parts and characteristics thereof, and essentially biological processes and products obtained by means of such processes cannot be patented. The European Patent Office, by way of Opinion G3/19 adopted by its Grand Board of Appeal on 14 May 2020, has abandoned its previous position and established that plants obtained exclusively from essentially biological processes cannot be patented (1) . Disputes have arisen in Apulia between farmers and the patent holders of seedless grape varieties (2) . Breeders are switching from granting patent concession contracts to trademark concession contracts, but despite this change there are still disagreements between patent holders and farmers, who are the ones losing out financially (3) . Can the Commission therefore state: 1. What action is will take at EU level, in conjunction with the Member States, to reduce this financial imbalance for farmers, who are unable to produce patented varieties without a licence; 2. What steps it will take vis-à third countries to ensure that essentially biological processes and products obtained from them are not deemed patentable; and 3. whether the reports provided for in Article 16 of Directive 98/44/EC have Veille juridique semences, Réseau Semences Paysannes. louise@ semencespaysannes.org 3 octobre 2020 been published and can be easily consulted. » (1) www.uvadatavola.com/focus1/4725-le-piante-non-sono-brevettabili-ladiscussion e-% C3%A8-chiusa.html (2) www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/home/1202158/l-uva-pugliesericattata- dai-padroni-dei-brevetti.html (3) www.uvadatavola.com/focus1/4730-snfl-interviene-in-italia-contro-icoltivator i- illegali-di-uve-brevettate.html Réponse donnée par Mr Breton, au nom de la Commission européenne, le 14 octobre 2020 : « The Commission confirms that both the Directive 98/44/EC (Biotech Directive) (1) and the European Patent Convention (EPC)(2) exclude plant varieties as such from patentability. Plants obtained through essentially biological processes are also excluded from patentability under these legislations. In relation to the EPC, this was recently confirmed in the opinion G 3/19 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. These exclusions apply irrespective of the origin of the plants in question, meaning that they cannot be patented in Europe, even if they were developed in a third country. The Commission notes that plant varieties may be protected by a different intellectual property right, granted for new plant varieties either at EU level (under Council Regulation 2100/943)(3), or under national laws of the EU Member States. Protected plant varieties cannot be produced and reproduced, without authorisation of the right holder, for the purposes of propagation, sale, marketing, imports and exports to the EU and stocking. Trademark protection is also available for products like grapes, provided that the trademarks do not consist of the denomination of a registered variety or reproduce it in their essential elements. The limited information available appears to suggest that the disputes in question relate to protected varieties and related trademarks. TheCommission understands that proceedings are ongoing before the national authorities in Italy on their licensing conditions. The Commission cannot comment on these proceedings.The Commission has issued or facilitated several publications on the application of the Biotech Directive, including two reports under Article 16c(4), an Expert Group report(5) and an interpretative Notice(6). » (1) eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31998L0044 (2) www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ma1.html (3) eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31994R2100 (4) COM(2002) 545 final, available at ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2002/EN/1-2002-545-EN-F1-1.Pdf and COM(2005) 312 final eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do? uri=COM:2005:0312:FIN:EN:PDF (5) ec.europa.eu/DocsRoom/documents/18604/attachments/1/translations/ Veille juridique semences, Réseau Semences Paysannes. louise@ semencespaysannes.org 4 octobre 2020 (6) Commission Notice 2016/C 411/03, available at eur-lex.europa.eu/legalcontent/ EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016XC1108(01)&from=DE Lien vers la page de la question ici PS: Etappensieg! Nach über 10 Jahren Kampf zusammen mit der Koalition «No Patents on Seeds» hat das Europäische Patentamt Patente auf konventionell gezüchtete Pflanzen verboten. <https://www.prospecierara.ch/de/erleben/news/news-detail/news/patente-auf-k onventionell-gezuechtete-pflanzen-verboten.html> Mehr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ProSpecieRara Schweizerische Stiftung für die kulturhistorische und genetische Vielfalt von Pflanzen und Tieren François Meienberg - Projektleiter Saatgutpolitik Tel. direkt +41 (0)61 545 99 19 Sekretariat +41 (0)61 545 99 11 (vormittags) ProSpecieRara, Unter Brüglingen 6, 4052 Basel Spendenkonto CH29 0900 0000 9000 1480 3 <http://www.prospecierara.ch/> www.prospecierara.ch <https://www.facebook.com/ProSpecieRara> auf Facebook <https://www.instagram.com/prospecierara/> auf Instagram

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South Centre draft study on European patent laws
by Bram de Jonge 24 Oct '20

24 Oct '20

Dear all, As you may recall, Oxfam commissioned a study on European patent law by the South Centre. We have now received the first draft of this study and would like to invite you to have a look and send us your comments and impressions. We aim to review and consolidate our comments in the first week - latest the second week - of November. Our aim is to have the report published (by South Centre) before the end of this year and to use it for triggering discussions at WIPO and within South Centre's country members that have adopted an EU style patent law. Many thanks and kind regards, Bram Bram de Jonge | Seed Policy Advisor Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security (SD=HS) Program Oxfam Novib | The Hague, The Netherlands | +31 (0)70 342 1 717 skype: BramDeJonge | http://www.sdhsprogram.org/

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final letter melon and update on the hearing
by Christoph Then 20 Oct '20

20 Oct '20

Dear all please see the final version of the letter to the EPO (I will send it off early afternoon). Thanks to Katherine for last comments on breeding of hybrids. I fully integrated them. the patent holder already announced he will not participate in the hearing (but still upholds his requests). maybe the whole hearing will disappear and the decision will be done in writing. we will see. so in case of urgency, last changes in the letter might be still possible, if I get them before 2 p.m. cheers Christoph

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