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draft media release for next week on virus resistant tomatoes (de/en)
by Christoph Then 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Dear all we plan to release our factsheet on tomato brown rugose fruit virus next week and also present our findings and arguments to the European Parliament. see press draft release attached cheers Christoph

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Fwd: (INFO) Pro-Webinar GASB meets PAW - Gentechnik Knackpunkt #3 Patentrecht
by E.Gelinsky 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Dear all, that could be interesting. I have registered and am taking part. Best, Eva -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- zum Thema *Patente auf Saatgut* veranstaltet die Progressive Agrarwende zusammen mit der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Synthetische Biologie (GASB) am 10. April 2024 ein *Online-Event* innerhalb der Seminarreihe *“GASB meets PAW: Gentechnik-Knackpunkte”:* In unserem nächsten Webinar unserer Reihe "Gentechnik Knackpunkte" am *10. April *von*19-21 Uhr* geht es um das Thema Patente und grüne Gentechnik. Wie sieht die Rechtslage generell bei Pflanzen aus? Inwiefern ist es bei Sorten anders, die mithilfe gentechnischer Methoden gezüchtet wurden? Was steht zu diesem Thema in den aktuellen Entwürfen der potentiellen neuen EU-NGT-Gesetzgebung? Seid dabei, wenn unsere drei Experten eine Einführung in die Welt der Pflanzenpatente geben und anschließend für eure Fragen und Diskussionsthemen bereit sind: ·Hans-Georg Dederer (Uni Passau) ·Steffen Kawelke (Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter) ·Michael Kock (Biochemiker und Patentanwalt) Anmeldung: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YKQHt_jCRBiNQQBUaDbtrw#/registr… Oder hier der direkte Link ins Webinar <https://us02web.zoom.us/w/86124084019?tk=oc47YJWqj1hXruC4fnPD8OVc70JLypRByw…>

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Fwd: [New-gm-eur] A Dutch seed company faces up to KWS patents
by Christoph Then 05 Apr '24

05 Apr '24

fyi - about our partner Grietje *A Dutch seed company faces up to KWS patents* By Denis Meshaka Published on the 04/04/2024 https://infogm.org/en/a-dutch-seed-company-faces-up-to-kws-patents/ *Inf’OGM interviewed a Dutch seed company that has developed a cold-resistant “organic” maize and that feels threatened by KWS patents. She tells us the story of her company Nordic Maize breeding, of her certified organic maize, of its likely future contamination by GMOs/NGTs…* Inf’OGM reported on how two seed companies now find themselves under threat of prosecution. Inf’OGM interviewed one of these two breeders, Grietje Raaphorst-Travaille, co-founder with her husband of Nordic Maize breeding (NMb). Originally a biochemist, then a chemistry teacher, she first worked in a laboratory and then in plant breeding from 1990 onwards. With her husband, they worked for VanderHave, a Dutch seed company, which they left in 1997 shortly after it was taken over by the British company Zeneca. They officially founded NMb in 2002. *Inf’OGM – How does Nordic Maize breeding work?* Grietje Raaphorst-Travaille – We work with certified organic farming. We don’t have a farm as such, and we don’t even own our own fields. We work with farmers. They sow the maize and we manage the seed production. But our varieties are protected by plant breeders’ rights. As well as maize, we are also developing winter peas, which go very well with early-harvested maize. If you harvest your maize on time, you’ll have plenty of time to plant your winter peas. These crops also protect the soil in winter and allow farmers to produce more protein themselves and feed their animals in a more diversified way. This is not so common in the Netherlands. Farmers generally stick to a single annual crop and aim for the highest possible yields. *What motivated the creation of Nordic Maize breeding?* Having moved to the north of the Netherlands, we found.. => to read the full article, see https://infogm.org/en/a-dutch-seed-company-faces-up-to-kws-patents/ -- Eric Meunier Inf'OGM -www.infogm.org

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IMPORTANT Meeting of members
by Johanna Eckhardt 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

Dear all, I just sent you an updated version of the documents for the meeting of members with minor changes via www.proton.me <http://www.proton.me> . 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 Von: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces(a)lists.testbiotech.de> Im Auftrag von Johanna Eckhardt Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. März 2024 13:48 An: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Betreff: [Npos_2018] IMPORTANT Meeting of members Dear all, I just sent you the documents for our meeting of members via www.proton.me <http://www.proton.me> For those I havent heart back yet (see below), could you please let me know if you will be there or if you would like to be represented by another organisation? This would be important to have a quorum. We need 11 members present/represent. Currently we have 12. It would be great if more members could be represented so that we don't have any problems in case we have last minute cancellations. * Dachverband Kulturpflanzen- und Nutztiervielfalt e.V. * Gen-ethisches Netzwerk * Umweltinstitut * Plataforma Transgénicos Fora * Beyond GM * CEO I propose to have dinner together the day before (3 April) at 18h close to the train station. If interested, please let me know until latest 25 March so that I can book a table. 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.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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final (?) draft version of our new backgrounder ('Jordan virus')
by Christoph Then 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

I will send if off for editing. thanks to Francois for commenting on it!

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Re: [Npos_2018] IMPORTANT Meeting of members - no dinner!
by Johanna Eckhardt 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Dear all, I havent heard back from anyone in regards to the dinner on 3 April. So there will be no dinner! Well see each other on 4 April! 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 Von: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces(a)lists.testbiotech.de> Im Auftrag von Johanna Eckhardt Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. März 2024 13:48 An: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Betreff: [Npos_2018] IMPORTANT Meeting of members Dear all, I just sent you the documents for our meeting of members via www.proton.me <http://www.proton.me> For those I havent heart back yet (see below), could you please let me know if you will be there or if you would like to be represented by another organisation? This would be important to have a quorum. We need 11 members present/represent. Currently we have 12. It would be great if more members could be represented so that we don't have any problems in case we have last minute cancellations. * Dachverband Kulturpflanzen- und Nutztiervielfalt e.V. * Gen-ethisches Netzwerk * Umweltinstitut * Plataforma Transgénicos Fora * Beyond GM * CEO I propose to have dinner together the day before (3 April) at 18h close to the train station. If interested, please let me know until latest 25 March so that I can book a table. 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.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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Online meeting 28 March on EU plenary session
by Johanna Eckhardt 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Dear all, we'll have an online meeting to discuss the next steps in our lobby strategy / the EU plenary session. You are very welcome to join: Thursday, 28 March, 9h-10h CET. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83175939594?pwd=VElhY05zbEJ2TDRrUENkUWlFQXhEQT09 Meeting ID: 831 7593 9594 Passcode: 149810 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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draft new backgrounder for political lobbying in the EU
by Christoph Then 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

Dear all please see new draft backgrounder I suggest to use for lobbying in the EU. As you might know, end of April the plenary of the EU Parliament is supposed to vote on the PRM regulation. We nearly got a majority in the vote on PRM in the Envi Committee for our proposal to introduce a similar wording as it is used in the Austrian law. Now we have a chance to gain a majority for changing the wording of Art. 2.2 of the EU patent directive, which would be the best (only?) way to achieve legal certainty. As shown by the results from patent research in 2023, there is an increasing number of patents on tomato plants with resistance to the 'Jordan Virus'. I shortly summarized these findings in a table an tried to generate a text that may help us to bring these findings to the attention of the EU Parliament. We now have 22 international patent applications from ten companies. a true nightmare. Please see attached, please do not distribute. Please send your comments. I hope we can shorten the text a little bit. We will have a meeting on 28 March to discuss further lobby strategy. I hope we can find a good way forward, also using our current campaign to approach the Members of EU Parliament. Maybe we can also provide some information on costs for license contracts. I hope we can start some activities already before our meeting in Munich which we can use to explore further planning. Cheers Christoph

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IMPORTANT Meeting of members
by Johanna Eckhardt 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Dear all, I just sent you the documents for our meeting of members via www.proton.me <http://www.proton.me> For those I havent heart back yet (see below), could you please let me know if you will be there or if you would like to be represented by another organisation? This would be important to have a quorum. We need 11 members present/represent. Currently we have 12. It would be great if more members could be represented so that we don't have any problems in case we have last minute cancellations. * Dachverband Kulturpflanzen- und Nutztiervielfalt e.V. * Gen-ethisches Netzwerk * Umweltinstitut * Plataforma Transgénicos Fora * Beyond GM * CEO I propose to have dinner together the day before (3 April) at 18h close to the train station. If interested, please let me know until latest 25 March so that I can book a table. 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.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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purple tomato in patent dispute
by Christoph Then 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

I think we should explore this case for our next report. https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20393

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