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(no) patents on seeds at euronews
by Christoph Then 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

German and English https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/08/18/europes-seeds-are-being-privatise… https://de.euronews.com/green/2024/08/18/keine-patente-auf-saatgut-europas-…

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final draft of new report
by Christoph Then 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Dear all please see attached the final draft of the new report. please send comments if essentially necessary. we already passed edits in German in English, however some marked text was added after. Johanna will start with draft layout and then we will hand over to the professional layout person. I propose to use the photo as attached for the title, since this report is addressing the process in the EU. We are expecting feedback soon if we have a location in Brussels to present the report. I think we should invite De Bolster (Frans Carree) and/ or Grietje for the presentation. cheers Christoph

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the draft new report, German and English - comments
by Anne-Charlotte Moy 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Dear all, herewith some comments/questions in the English text. I think it would be a good idea to insert frames telling the breeders' stories. It shouldn't be too long, but it would illustrate the points made. The latest article on De Bolser (infogm) is interesting to make our arguments more concret. We can maybe use some of it (if we ask them before, I can do it). Now we have several stories on concrete cases and it would be good to use them to show the reality of the problem. If not here, in another document? There were also the "frequently asked questions" on the EPO website https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/press-centre/fact-sheet/447625 . I had understood that we wanted to answer them, or at least to use this text to re-argue our points. Could this be part of the report? Or another document? In the 2 cases I agree to work on documents like that, more general and written for different audiences. Here again the article on De Boslter in englisch https://infogm.org/en/de-bolster-another-dutch-sme-under-patent-threat/ cheers, AC Am 19/08/2024 um 08:46 schrieb Christoph Then: > > Dear all > > please see draft new report in German and English. > > I already got first comments which I tried to integrate. > > The English version already had some editing, but yellow parts still > deserve corrections by native speaker. The German version did not yet > undergo any corrections. > > In the table about the tomatoes, I will integrate some more > information on the chromosomes, so maybe we will update the figure > from the report 2022. Figure 1 can be depicted form the website of > Ruth, some footnotes still need to be added. > > There are some surprising issues: > > * KWS filed a second patent on high digestibility maize (we are in > contact with the company to see if they are ready to withdraw > their first patent), > > * In July, it was announced that Rijk Zwaan will be granted patent > EP3720272 (WO2019110821) on tomatoes with resistance to the Tomato > Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (thanks to Anne Charlotte for pointing > this out). This patent has a claim on the natural QTL genes > without being induced by random mutagenesis or NGTs (!). I think > this is in contradiction to the other case law we saw (such as on > the flowers from Klemm). Furthermore, it has a claim on the > production of those plants which would include the plants from > crossing and selection (the Rijk Zwaan patent attorney wrote to > the EPO that a claim worded on 'growing plants' is not using the > term crossing and selection and can be granted. However, the > examples shows that the only way to derive to these plants is > crossing and selection). I adds to the confusion that another > patent of Rijk Zwaan with the same trait is already in Pinto > impacting 32 varieties without being granted yet. > > The Rijk Zwaan patent should be granted soon and might be used a > scandalous hook to present the report in public. We also should file > opposition. I guess this patent can not survive and will not become > 'mainstream' for the decision making at the EPO. Therefore, its impact > on the political debate is likely to be limited. > > Currently we plant to present the report in Brussels to impact the > ongoing discussions between the member states. We already approached > Poland for this purpose. > > Because our target audience is Brussels, we should keep the report > quite technical. I also include a suggestion for the image on the title. > > To get things moving, we have to expose the role of random > mutagenesis, this will remain the main entry points for granting > patents. I included a table to show the differences between random > mutations and targeted mutations in the context of patent law. > > please send your comments till end of the week. > > Cheers > > Christoph > > > _______________________________________________ > Npos_2018 mailing list > Npos_2018(a)lists.testbiotech.de > http://lists.testbiotech.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/npos_2018

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the draft new report, German and English
by Christoph Then 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Dear all please see draft new report in German and English. I already got first comments which I tried to integrate. The English version already had some editing, but yellow parts still deserve corrections by native speaker. The German version did not yet undergo any corrections. In the table about the tomatoes, I will integrate some more information on the chromosomes, so maybe we will update the figure from the report 2022. Figure 1 can be depicted form the website of Ruth, some footnotes still need to be added. There are some surprising issues: * KWS filed a second patent on high digestibility maize (we are in contact with the company to see if they are ready to withdraw their first patent), * In July, it was announced that Rijk Zwaan will be granted patent EP3720272 (WO2019110821) on tomatoes with resistance to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (thanks to Anne Charlotte for pointing this out). This patent has a claim on the natural QTL genes without being induced by random mutagenesis or NGTs (!). I think this is in contradiction to the other case law we saw (such as on the flowers from Klemm). Furthermore, it has a claim on the production of those plants which would include the plants from crossing and selection (the Rijk Zwaan patent attorney wrote to the EPO that a claim worded on 'growing plants' is not using the term crossing and selection and can be granted. However, the examples shows that the only way to derive to these plants is crossing and selection). I adds to the confusion that another patent of Rijk Zwaan with the same trait is already in Pinto impacting 32 varieties without being granted yet. The Rijk Zwaan patent should be granted soon and might be used a scandalous hook to present the report in public. We also should file opposition. I guess this patent can not survive and will not become 'mainstream' for the decision making at the EPO. Therefore, its impact on the political debate is likely to be limited. Currently we plant to present the report in Brussels to impact the ongoing discussions between the member states. We already approached Poland for this purpose. Because our target audience is Brussels, we should keep the report quite technical. I also include a suggestion for the image on the title. To get things moving, we have to expose the role of random mutagenesis, this will remain the main entry points for granting patents. I included a table to show the differences between random mutations and targeted mutations in the context of patent law. please send your comments till end of the week. Cheers Christoph

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first draft new report
by Christoph Then 05 Aug '24

05 Aug '24

Dear all please see attached the first draft of the new report which we want to present in Brussels in September or October. It is based on research from Anne Charlotte (A patents), Andreas (B patents) and Johanna (Pinto) as well as on parts and pieces we published this year. some content is still missing such as a table of patents granted and the reasoning why methods for selection of conventional plants are not allowed under Art 53 (b). Please send your comment till end of the week before I send a revised version. thanks Christoph

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Johanna holidays
by Johanna Eckhardt 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Dear all, I will be on holidays from 8 to 27 August – in case you need anything before that. I wish you all a lovely summer with lots of time to relax and have fun! 😊 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.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed> www.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed

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our input to the upcoming hearing (sorry nur auf Deutsch)
by Christoph Then 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Liebe Alle am 15.10. haben wir die Anhörung zum Patent der KWS auf coolen Mais (EP3380618). bis 14.8. sollten wir unseren finalen Kommentare einreichen. Die Prüfungsabteilung ist bisher der Ansicht, dass unsere Argumente nichts taugen. anbei der erste Entwurf für eine Eingabe. Kommentare gerne bis Anfang nächster Woche. vielen Dank Christoph

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LLD forum October
by Johanna Eckhardt 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Dear all, we have been accepted to hold a workshop at the Let's liberate diversity forum in Antibes (South of France) on Friday, 4 Oct. 11h-13h CET. https://liberatediversity.org/lld-antibes-2024/ Will someone of you attend and would like to participate as a speaker together with me? Would be nice to have more perspectives shared. If yes, please let me know. Otherwise LLD proposed to include a speaker from Africa to share their situation in regards to patents. 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.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed> www.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed

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Patent report Austria
by Johanna Eckhardt 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Dear all, the Austrian Biopatent Monitoring Komitee published it's report for the parliament (2021-2023, only in German). Katherine, Dagmar and I gave feedback, but they didn't accept all of our proposals. https://www.parlament.gv.at/aktuelles/pk/jahr_2024/pk0844 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.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed> www.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed

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Conference call September
by Johanna Eckhardt 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

Dear all, let's meet on Monday, 9 September from 12h-13.30h CET. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83673646485?pwd=wWOQ91vjRYBBYiNbnQKEZZkxbRs5x1.1 Meeting ID: 836 7364 6485 Passcode: 505315 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.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed> www.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed Von: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces(a)lists.testbiotech.de> Im Auftrag von Johanna Eckhardt Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. Juli 2024 16:10 An: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Betreff: Re: [Npos_2018] Conference call September Dear all, a reminder to fill out the poll for our next conference call until tomorrow. Thank you. 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.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed> www.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed Von: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces(a)lists.testbiotech.de <mailto:npos_2018-bounces@lists.testbiotech.de> > Im Auftrag von Johanna Eckhardt Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Juli 2024 14:04 An: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de <mailto:npos_2018@testbiotech.de> Betreff: [Npos_2018] Conference call September Dear all, here is the poll for our conference call after the holidays (September): https://dud-poll.inf.tu-dresden.de/aeOSxEnQTg/ Please fill it out until Wednesday, 17 July / 14h CET. Thank you. Kind regards, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@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.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed> www.x.com/NoPatentsOnSeed

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