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Webinar on UPC
by ARCHE NOAH Katherine Dolan 24 May '23

24 May '23

Dear all, Johanna already shared with the list the invite to a (public) webinar we are hosting with Fulya Batur on 30 May on the new Unitary Patent System, which will enter into force on 1 June (see below). I received an invitation to a separate webinar in German, which may be of interest to some (although it does not have a specific focus on seeds): https://www.biolago.org/de/veranstaltung/biolago-academy-einheitspatent-und… Best, Katherine -- Invitation to a Webinar, 30 May 15 - 17:00 (CET) Unitary Seed Patents - Implications for Plant Breeders, Farmers, and Cultivated Plant Diversity The Unitary Patent Convention<https://www.epo.org/applying/european/unitary/unitary-patent.html> will enter into force on 1 June 2023. The new "Unitary Patents", will still be granted by the European Patent Office but provide automatic patent protection in 17 EU Member States, including Germany, Austria, and Italy. Infringement proceedings will be heard by a new Unified Patent Court in English, German, or French. In contrast to the existing European Patents, the rights of a patent holder and conversely the freedom to operate of plant breeders and farmers will no longer only be determined at the national level, but by the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court<https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A42013A0620%2801…>, combined with national laws. In this webinar, Fulya Batur (IP and seed law expert, Kybele) will present an overview of the changes that the new Unitary Patent system will bring in relation to patents on cultivated plants and their seeds: * What is the difference between a Unitary Patent and a classical European Patent and a National Patent? * What are the implications of the new Unitary Patent system for plant breeders and farmers who want to work with patent-free seeds? * What happens if a plant breeder or farmer infringes on a Unitary Patent? * What are the wider implications in relation to the transparency and democratic accountability of the patent system overall? The webinar is hosted by ARCHE NOAH, a member of the European coalition "No Patents on Seeds!", with thanks to the kind support of the Gen-ethische Stiftung. The webinar will take place via Zoom and will be held in English (only). The deadline for registration is 29 May. You can register here<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vvQUytzTQVuQE1Mofrpsxw#/registr…>. Katherine Dolan Leitung Team Saatgutpolitik / Head of Seed Policy ARCHE NOAH Gesellschaft für die Erhaltung der Kulturpflanzenvielfalt und ihre Entwicklung / Association for the Conservation and Development of Cultivated Plant Diversity Obere Straße 40, 3553 Schiltern, Austria +43 (0)676 557 4408 katherine.dolan(a)arche-noah.at<mailto:katherine.dolan@arche-noah.at> www.arche-noah.at<http://www.arche-noah.at>

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update Berlin and Brussels
by Christoph Then 23 May '23

23 May '23

Dear all we are not going to Berlin this week, we are now looking for another approach to reach German government (via Parliament) on 6 of July, it looks like we will present our report as planned in the EP, however it may become a mixed workshop with NGT content. This could mean: (1) No Patents on Seeds: the report (Arche Noah) (2) Testbiotech: Patents on CRISPR (NN) (3) CEO or other: Reaction to the NGT Com-Proposal (4) Panel with discussion, all issues the workshop in Brussels will be organised by the Green Group by inviting also members from other parties cheers Christoph

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EPO strategy 2024-2028: sustainability
by Johanna Eckhardt 22 May '23

22 May '23

Dear all, the EPO starts working on their strategy 2024-2028. Their goal: sustainability. 😉 We missed the deadline to comment on it, but probably wouldn’t have had a lot of effect anyways. But this might be interesting in regards to our activities around the 50th anniversary of the EPO. https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230418.html?mtm_campaign=SP2028 <https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230418.html?mtm_campaign=SP2028…> &mtm_keyword=epo-newsletter-09&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=general&mtm_group=email “This year the EPO is celebrating 50 years of the European Patent Convention. […] In SP2028 the EPO will pursue one goal: sustainability. Its people, professional homes, technologies, products and services, and the partnerships and networks it develops are the drivers that will contribute to a sustainable patent office, a more sustainable patent system and, ultimately, a more sustainable society.” Kind regards, 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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The Hague, photos
by Johanna Eckhardt 17 May '23

17 May '23

Dear all, I now put some photos on our homepage: https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/en/activity/the-hague I posted as well on Facebook/Twitter. Please share. This is a wetransfer-Link to 12 high resolution photos: <https://we.tl/t-gX7Rnga8qs?utm_campaign=TRN_TDL_05&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_ medium=email&trk=TRN_TDL_05> https://we.tl/t-gX7Rnga8qs (valid until 24 May). Feel free to share this link. Photos: Tommy Schweiger/NPOS 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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update on activities / Berlin / Brussels?
by Christoph Then 17 May '23

17 May '23

Dear all we had a nice day in Den Haag with hand over and workshop an even media reports. It was great work of Oxfam, Grietje and also very good support from Bionext /Maaike. Plantum and poltical decision makers (such as from Ag Minister) joined the workshop, it seems like we moved things ahead. Now we have to look forward. Berlin would be next week, we have some support for our hand over on 25 May, but not a final confirmation. It might take us till Monday to find out. Please, AbL, GeN, FOE and all others which might be ready to support, stay alert. In case we will need around 10 persons. For Brussels, there is some confusion. It looks like, the 6 of July is after the day the EU Commission wants to publish its proposal on NGT. If this is the case (still not sure, now it seems the 5 of July is planned) we should not try to talk about patent on conventional breeding. For our trip we should find a date before the NGT proposal comes up. This is something I still have to sort out. Cheers Christoph

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Today's event & Photos
by Johanna Eckhardt 16 May '23

16 May '23

Dear all, today has been a long and very successful day in The Hague. Thank you for everyone who participated. More info to follow. Now just quickly: I am sharing the photos - without selection - with you in case you need them quickly. Please don't share these links! But feel free to use selected photos. Part 1 : <https://we.tl/t-AaB4IboYzT?utm_campaign=TRN_TDL_05&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_ medium=email&trk=TRN_TDL_05> https://we.tl/t-AaB4IboYzT Part 2: <https://we.tl/t-orVX3Hgqkb?utm_campaign=TRN_TDL_05&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_ medium=email&trk=TRN_TDL_05> https://we.tl/t-orVX3Hgqkb Thanks to Tommy for the great photos. Tomorrow I will share a link with the best of photos for the press, etc. 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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Press release published
by Johanna Eckhardt 16 May '23

16 May '23

Good morning, the press release has been sent out and everything is online: <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed As always, you can aswell share the posts on Facebook and Twitter. Kind regards, 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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Invitation Webinar Unitary Patent Convention
by Johanna Eckhardt 15 May '23

15 May '23

Dear all, apart from the internal webinar on the UPC this Wednesday, 17 May from 12.00h - 13.30h CET (Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85409018426?pwd=WjZhcUpvaUEra05KTWcxTWFxdUNIQT09), ARCHE NOAH and Fulya organise as well an external workshop for a broader group of organisations on 30 May. Please feel free to share the invitation below to organisations that may be interested. You are of course as well welcome to join. Thank you. Kind regards, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! www.no-patents-on-seeds.org www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed --- Invitation to a Webinar, 30 May 15 - 17:00 (CET) Unitary Seed Patents - Implications for Plant Breeders, Farmers, and Cultivated Plant Diversity The Unitary Patent Convention<https://www.epo.org/applying/european/unitary/unitary-patent.html > will enter into force on 1 June 2023. The new "Unitary Patents", will still be granted by the European Patent Office but provide automatic patent protection in 17 EU Member States, including Germany, Austria, and Italy. Infringement proceedings will be heard by a new Unified Patent Court in English, German, or French. In contrast to the existing European Patents, the rights of a patent holder and conversely the freedom to operate of plant breeders and farmers will no longer only be determined at the national level, but by the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court<https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A42013A0620 %2801%29>, combined with national laws. In this webinar, Fulya Batur (IP and seed law expert, Kybele) will present an overview of the changes that the new Unitary Patent system will bring in relation to patents on cultivated plants and their seeds: · What is the difference between a Unitary Patent and a classical European Patent and a National Patent? · What are the implications of the new Unitary Patent system for plant breeders and farmers who want to work with patent-free seeds? · What happens if a plant breeder or farmer infringes on a Unitary Patent? · What are the wider implications in relation to the transparency and democratic accountability of the patent system overall? The webinar is hosted by ARCHE NOAH, a member of the European coalition "No Patents on Seeds!", with thanks to the kind support of the Gen-ethische Stiftung. The webinar will take place via Zoom and will be held in English (only). The deadline for registration is 29 May. You can register here<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vvQUytzTQVuQE1Mofrpsxw#/reg istration>.

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final version of opposition
by Christoph Then 14 May '23

14 May '23

dear all please see the final version of the opposition. I will file (as signed version) before leaving Munich (I guess this afternoon). Tommy and me will load the bus with screaming plants and then travel to Den Haag. cheers Christoph

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presentation for next week
by Christoph Then 14 May '23

14 May '23

please see my slides, comments & corrections welcome

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