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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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Fwd: Syngenta tomato patent breach in Sicily
by Christoph Then 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

it does not seem to be so relevant for us as expected ... any thoughts on that? -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Re: Syngenta tomato patent breach in Sicily Datum: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 11:50:03 +0200 Von: Matteo Petitti <matteo.petitti(a)semirurali.net> An: Christoph Then <info(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org> Kopie (CC): johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org Dear Christoph, As far as I could ascertain, Pakyta, the Syngenta tomato variety in question is not covered by EPO patent but simply Plant Breeders' Rights (see attached CPVO database extract). Perhaps there is another database of all EPO patented varieties that you could point out to me? Although this would make the case less relevant to No Patents on Seeds!, it is still interesting (and worrying) to see the determination of Syngenta and ABM in trying to crack down on those who found a way to break free from the F1 Hybrid intellectual/industrial protection system. Kind regards, Matteo On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 at 16:25, Matteo Petitti <matteo.petitti(a)semirurali.net <mailto:matteo.petitti@semirurali.net>> wrote: Dear Christoph, The case is quite interesting, as the farmer was only growing the plants, which he had bought from a nursery. The nursery was propagating the F1 patented plants via "stup" i.e. vegetative propagation, the only way to reproduce identical hybrid plants. The case was initiated by Syngenta and AIB (Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material) who were looking for a scaping goat in an area where these practices are widely spread. This sentence should set an example to warn others from doing the same. This article, in Italian, is very informative and is published by an organisation actively campaigning for farmers rights in Italy, especially in the South and areas controlled by criminal organisations. https://www.terrelibere.org/carcere-pomodori-guerra-semi-bruxelles-ragusa/ I have informed the organisation about your interest on the case. The journalist who researched this case seems very informed and has written a book on the unethical value chains behind super markets https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonello-mangano/ Best, Matteo On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 at 15:30, Christoph Then <info(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org <mailto:info@no-patents-on-seeds.org>> wrote: Dear Matteo thanks a lot! we are very very much interested! we will try to study the case. Cheers Christoph Am 11.06.20 um 14:56 schrieb Matteo Petitti: > Hello, > > I just wanted to point out this news to you: a Sicilian farmer > of Ragusa province was sentenced to one year prison and 15k € > fine for planting patented Syngenta tomatoes without > permission. I will try to find out more details. > > Best regards, > > Matteo Petitti > > https://agricoltura.usb.it/leggi-notizia/nel-ragusano-la-prima-condanna-per… > > -- __________ Rete Semi Rurali piazza Brunelleschi, 8 50018 Scandicci (FI) www.semirurali.net <http://www.semirurali.net> -- __________ Rete Semi Rurali piazza Brunelleschi, 8 50018 Scandicci (FI) www.semirurali.net <http://www.semirurali.net>

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Telefonkonferenz auf Deutsch
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

[Conference call in German for next week] Liebe Runde, nächste Woche wollen wir eine Telefonkonferenz auf Deutsch machen. Bitte füllt den doodle bis MO, 15. Juni / 12h aus, dann können wir am Nachmittag einen Termin fixieren. https://doodle.com/poll/8bz7py72dyrbv43h Liebe Grüße, 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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