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IMPORTANT: Conference Call 9 February 2021
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Dear all, thank you for filling in the doodle. Our next conference call will be on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 from 13.30h to 15.00h CET. Please find the access details below. Best, Johanna --- Topic: Conference call No patents on seeds! Time: Feb 9, 2021 01:30 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82629354500?pwd=eFRhejh5VDNvQTlDVkxiZUJRYjJtQT09 Meeting ID: 826 2935 4500 Passcode: 857104 One tap mobile +431206093072,,82629354500#,,,,*857104# Austria +4312535501,,82629354500#,,,,*857104# Austria Dial by your location +43 120 609 3072 Austria +43 12 535 501 Austria +43 12 535 502 Austria +43 670 309 0165 Austria +43 72 011 5988 Austria +32 2 788 0172 Belgium +32 2 788 0173 Belgium +32 1579 5132 Belgium +32 2 290 9360 Belgium +32 2 585 5574 Belgium +32 2 588 4188 Belgium +45 47 37 25 75 Denmark +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 +49 30 5679 5800 Germany +49 69 3807 9883 Germany +49 695 050 2596 Germany +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +31 20 241 0288 Netherlands +31 20 794 0854 Netherlands +31 20 794 6519 Netherlands +31 20 794 6520 Netherlands +31 20 794 7345 Netherlands +351 308 804 188 Portugal +351 308 810 988 Portugal +351 211 202 618 Portugal +41 43 210 71 08 Switzerland +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 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keu2WrjfA0 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: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 8:50 AM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Subject: [Npos_2018] Conference Call February Dear all, please fill in the doodle for our next conference call in February until Sunday, 24 January evening. https://doodle.com/poll/kgr8rfudxcg9n9gt?utm_source=poll <https://doodle.com/poll/kgr8rfudxcg9n9gt?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link> &utm_medium=link Thank you! 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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New EPO Guidelines for Examination, Web seminars
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Dear all, new Guidelines for Examination will come into force in March 2021. The EPO offers web seminars on the guidelines, f.e. on Biotech on 22 April 2021 16h - 17h CET (not sure if the time is correct, there might be a mistake on the EPO homepage). Registration is free, but limited. Some seminars are already closed for registration (limit of participants). The biotech panel is still open for registration. I am planning to attend and have registered. https://www.epo.org/learning/training/details.html?eventid=13951 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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important (!with a deadline): time plan and further activities in first half of the year
by Christoph Then 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

Dear all after the English meeting, we also had a German zoom conference yesterday. It seems we found some way forward which I would like to propose and summarize as followed: _our goal for first half year 2021: _ we should try to use the meeting of the Admin Council in March to push for our demands and to increase pressure on the EPO and its Member States to move forward (to achieve a moratorium or a new decision of the Administrative Council). In theory, the A Council in March could ask for an extraordinary meeting of the patent law committee and the take decision in next meeting of the A Council end of June. If we do not achieve this ambingous goal in In March / June our activities at least could help us to finally speed up the decision making till end of the year. It is now urgent matter to sort out our tools and activities for at least the fisrt half year. _We have the following elements to support our activities: _ - the petition: We now have around 40 Organisations signing it. We will mobilise for further support within next weeks and might be able to present some results in March. However, if we have more time, we could try to involve more organisations and generate more signatures. We also could use an event in March (around to A Council) to further mobilise supporters. The Umweltinstitut München will start to run the petition on its website at beginning February. We are also in contact with WeMove Europe and the Gene ethical Network which also might take it up onto their websites. However, the Gene ethical Network (for example) can not start the petition in time for the A Council meeting in March, but (in case) would need time till June. We are also aware that as soon as the petition is ended, it will difficult for us to run another broader activity for mobilising supporters. ! Therefore, we should not end the petition in March, but keep it going till June. We should announce the deadline next week, so the other organisations can use this information for own planning. _Please respond till end of this week. _ - the report: It looks there are many interesting cases, supporting our analysis in regard to the importance of the current loopholes (mutation breeding and regeneration of plants from cells). We think we need the report) as soon as possible and should present it to the Admin Council already in March. This would mean we need the report ready end of February and to publish first week of March. We would try to first present it to the German government in a public activity, hoping they will push in the Admin Council in March. For this purpose we also could use a first 'light version' followed by a full version later on (before or after the A Council in March). It would be the last opportunity for the current German government to move things ahead. Thus the organisations in Germany think this would be important to use this opportunity. We also could consider to approach Austrian government in parallel. Therefore, we will try to present first findings / first draft (in case light version) report to the group as soon a possible and adopt a final draft around our meeting on 25 February. - the screaming vegetables: They can be used at the meeting of the Admin Council in March or at a meeting with the German government for the presentation of the report. For the presentation of the report we could also send some of the vegetables to Austria, Denmark or Portugal to run several activities (handing over the report to the government) at the same day (first week of March). - Contacts to Member States: we are still quite active with the German and the Austrian government. In Germany we are in discussion about a conference next year and initiatives of the government which might started before. In Austria we try to get a push for change of national law. As soon as the new report is out, we again should broaden our contacts with member states, especially between March and June to achieve decisions in the June meeting. Cheers Christoph

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Minutes Conference call 14 January 2021
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Dear all, please find attached the minutes of our conference call from 14 January 2021. The most important points: 1.) In order to prepare our discussion at the Meeting of Members of our long term strategy, we ask you to prepare a short text (1/2 page) with the position of your organisation (How do you think that NPOS should move forward? What are the goals of your organisation in regard to the focus of NPOS? Would you like to continue working together?). Please send your position to Johanna until 2 February. The texts will then be sent to the members with the documents for the meeting. I am attaching the draft document for the strategy again. 2.) It was brought to our attention that the decision to start a petition was not clearly communicated at the end of last year. We apologize for that. We hope you still support the petition since it is one of our tools for this year's strategy. Update: WeMove approached us yesterday. They want to support our petition/campaign on a European level. 3.) Please find attached the draft press release (in German) for the Melon patent case as prepared by ARCHE NOAH. Please do not circulate! 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 From: Npos_2018 [mailto:npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de] On Behalf Of Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 10:32 AM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Subject: [Npos_2018] Conference call January Dear all, I wish you all a happy new year! I hope you enjoyed the holidays! Please find below the agenda for tomorrow's conference call. You can find the Zoom info in the email below. Attached a draft for our long term strategy as a basis for our discussion at the Meeting of Members. 1. Updates 1.1. Updates from the countries / organisations 1.2. Update on meetings with countries 2. Strategy / Next steps 2.1. The petition 2.2. Germany: Patent conference (June 2021), open letter to German ministry / public action? 2.3. Melon patent 2.4. other steps? 2.5. Long term strategy to be discussed at Meeting of Members - see draft document attached 3. Other 3.1. Communication from NPOS to members / make email list easier to handle for more passive members (Proposal from SWISSAID) 3.2. Next conference call 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 From: Npos_2018 [mailto:npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de] On Behalf Of Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:52 PM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de <mailto:npos_2018@testbiotech.de> Subject: [Npos_2018] Conference call January Dear all, our next conference call will be on Thursday, 14 January 2021 from 10.30h to 12.00h. Please find the Zoom info below. We will as well organise a conference call in German. Best, Johanna --- Topic: Conference call No patents on seeds! Time: Jan 14, 2021 10:30 AM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89985361852?pwd=dTNqQWt4VjlvRVlZNy96Qzl3K0k0dz09 Meeting ID: 899 8536 1852 Passcode: 326966 One tap mobile +436703090165,,89985361852#,,,,,,0#,,326966# Austria +43720115988,,89985361852#,,,,,,0#,,326966# Austria Dial by your location +43 670 309 0165 Austria +43 72 011 5988 Austria +43 120 609 3072 Austria +43 12 535 501 Austria +43 12 535 502 Austria +32 2 585 5574 Belgium +32 2 588 4188 Belgium +32 2 788 0172 Belgium +32 2 788 0173 Belgium +32 1579 5132 Belgium +32 2 290 9360 Belgium +45 32 72 80 10 Denmark +45 32 72 80 11 Denmark +45 47 37 25 75 Denmark +45 89 88 37 88 Denmark +45 32 70 12 06 Denmark +45 32 71 31 57 Denmark +49 30 5679 5800 Germany +49 69 3807 9883 Germany +49 695 050 2596 Germany +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +31 20 794 6520 Netherlands +31 20 794 7345 Netherlands +31 20 241 0288 Netherlands +31 20 794 0854 Netherlands +31 20 794 6519 Netherlands +351 308 810 988 Portugal +351 211 202 618 Portugal +351 308 804 188 Portugal +41 31 528 09 88 Switzerland +41 43 210 70 42 Switzerland +41 43 210 71 08 Switzerland +41 44 529 92 72 Switzerland +41 22 591 00 05 Switzerland +41 22 591 01 56 Switzerland Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb75sp2IUN 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: Monday, November 30, 2020 5:06 PM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de <mailto:npos_2018@testbiotech.de> Subject: [Npos_2018] Conference call January Dear all, please fill in the doodle for our conference call in January until Monday, 7 December, evening: https://doodle.com/poll/ffmcd5s2rw6twh2h?utm_source=poll <https://doodle.com/poll/ffmcd5s2rw6twh2h?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link> &utm_medium=link Thank you! 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 February
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Dear all, please fill in the doodle for our next conference call in February until Sunday, 24 January evening. https://doodle.com/poll/kgr8rfudxcg9n9gt?utm_source=poll <https://doodle.com/poll/kgr8rfudxcg9n9gt?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link> &utm_medium=link Thank you! 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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something different: Workshop on New GE (CRISPR & Co)
by Christoph Then 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Dear all, please see attached, if interested, please send an E-mail to info(a)testbiotech.de. only NGOs which are registered can join... cheers Christoph

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Conference call January
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

Dear all, I wish you all a happy new year! I hope you enjoyed the holidays! Please find below the agenda for tomorrow's conference call. You can find the Zoom info in the email below. Attached a draft for our long term strategy as a basis for our discussion at the Meeting of Members. 1. Updates 1.1. Updates from the countries / organisations 1.2. Update on meetings with countries 2. Strategy / Next steps 2.1. The petition 2.2. Germany: Patent conference (June 2021), open letter to German ministry / public action? 2.3. Melon patent 2.4. other steps? 2.5. Long term strategy to be discussed at Meeting of Members - see draft document attached 3. Other 3.1. Communication from NPOS to members / make email list easier to handle for more passive members (Proposal from SWISSAID) 3.2. Next conference call 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 From: Npos_2018 [mailto:npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de] On Behalf Of Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:52 PM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de Subject: [Npos_2018] Conference call January Dear all, our next conference call will be on Thursday, 14 January 2021 from 10.30h to 12.00h. Please find the Zoom info below. We will as well organise a conference call in German. Best, Johanna --- Topic: Conference call No patents on seeds! Time: Jan 14, 2021 10:30 AM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89985361852?pwd=dTNqQWt4VjlvRVlZNy96Qzl3K0k0dz09 Meeting ID: 899 8536 1852 Passcode: 326966 One tap mobile +436703090165,,89985361852#,,,,,,0#,,326966# Austria +43720115988,,89985361852#,,,,,,0#,,326966# Austria Dial by your location +43 670 309 0165 Austria +43 72 011 5988 Austria +43 120 609 3072 Austria +43 12 535 501 Austria +43 12 535 502 Austria +32 2 585 5574 Belgium +32 2 588 4188 Belgium +32 2 788 0172 Belgium +32 2 788 0173 Belgium +32 1579 5132 Belgium +32 2 290 9360 Belgium +45 32 72 80 10 Denmark +45 32 72 80 11 Denmark +45 47 37 25 75 Denmark +45 89 88 37 88 Denmark +45 32 70 12 06 Denmark +45 32 71 31 57 Denmark +49 30 5679 5800 Germany +49 69 3807 9883 Germany +49 695 050 2596 Germany +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +31 20 794 6520 Netherlands +31 20 794 7345 Netherlands +31 20 241 0288 Netherlands +31 20 794 0854 Netherlands +31 20 794 6519 Netherlands +351 308 810 988 Portugal +351 211 202 618 Portugal +351 308 804 188 Portugal +41 31 528 09 88 Switzerland +41 43 210 70 42 Switzerland +41 43 210 71 08 Switzerland +41 44 529 92 72 Switzerland +41 22 591 00 05 Switzerland +41 22 591 01 56 Switzerland Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb75sp2IUN 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: Monday, November 30, 2020 5:06 PM To: npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de <mailto:npos_2018@testbiotech.de> Subject: [Npos_2018] Conference call January Dear all, please fill in the doodle for our conference call in January until Monday, 7 December, evening: https://doodle.com/poll/ffmcd5s2rw6twh2h?utm_source=poll <https://doodle.com/poll/ffmcd5s2rw6twh2h?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link> &utm_medium=link Thank you! 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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Update on Unified Patent Court
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

Dear all, an update by the EPO about the EPC: ""German Bundestag approves ratification bill on the Unified Patent Court Agreement". <https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201126b.html> https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201126b.html 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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Fwd: Today’s EURACTIV debate - thank you and follow-up materials
by Christoph Then 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

Dear all if you are interested, you might try to get access to the recording. not very much new, key message of Bayer: If we have patents, we can share. and: we need innovation. Heli from EPO failed to take part in the discussion (technical problems). I guess most was relevant for IP protection of Genome Edited Seeds. Interestingly, concerns were raised by on expert on the Unitary patent. For me most relevant will be to try to get in contact with the expert from EU Commission at beginning of next year. Cheers Christoph -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Today’s EURACTIV debate - thank you and follow-up materials Datum: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:25:21 +0100 Von: Tamara Novel <tamara.novel(a)euractiv.com> An: Simona Ovesea <simona.ovesea(a)euractiv.com> THANK YOU-HEADER-Bayer.png Thank you to all who joined us for today’s debate. We hope you enjoyed the discussion. We would love to hear _your feedback <https://www.eventleaf.com/Attendee/SurveyCampaignForm/VerifySurveyCampaignE…>_ to help us improve our future events. If you were not able to join us today or you would like to revisit part of the discussion, you can watch a recording of the event here <https://youtu.be/VNXVrPgIGt4>. Coverage of Agrifood also continues on our section hub <https://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/> and on Twitter (@eaAgriFood <https://twitter.com/eaAgriFood>), and in our free weekly newsletters <https://euractiv.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ec8c3035cd2e0ab2e3760549e…>. We will share follow-up materials from the event in the coming weeks. This EURACTIV event was supported by Bayer. If your organisation is interested in supporting a EURACTIV event, you can learn more here <https://events.euractiv.com/about/> or get in touch for more information <mailto:events@euractiv.com>. We look forward to welcoming you at future EURACTIV debates. You can find all upcoming events at events.euractiv.com <http://events.euractiv.com/>. Kind regards, Tamara NOVEL EURACTIV Events +32 (0)2 788 36 77 Read the news from The Capitals <https://www.euractiv.com/sections/the-capitals>| Subscribe <http://euractiv.com/> <http://euractiv.com/> Brussels Network Office - International Press Centre // 1 Bd Charlemagne // 2nd floor // Brussels Follow us on: Twitter <http://twitter.com/EurActiv>| Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/EurActiv>| Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/euractiv/>| LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/euractiv-com>| YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/euractiv>

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Online-discussion Green Deal, patents & open source on 17 December
by Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

Dear all, tomorrow there is an online discussion about an interesting question: “Which concepts help us to achieve the goals of the Green Deal? Is it patents or open-source strategies, and are these approaches incompatible?” with interesting panellists – including the legal expert from the EPO Heli Pihlajamaa: · Denis Dambois, Policy expert, IPR Unit, DG Grow, European Commission · Jürgen Eckhardt, Senior Vice President and Head of Leaps by Bayer · Alain Strowel, Professor UCLouvain, attorney Pierstone · Johannes Kotschi, Open Source Seeds – Agrecol · Heli Pihlajamaa, Director Patent Law, European Patent Office (EPO) Unfortunately I won’t be able to join since we have a workshop from the Austrian Biopatent-Monitoring-Komitee tomorrow morning. But maybe someone of you wants to join and probably ask questions? More info in German and English below. 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 From: Johannes Kotschi OpenSourceSeeds [mailto:kotschi@opensourceseeds.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 7:11 PM To: johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org Subject: Online-Discussion patents/open source 17th Dez Liebe Johanna, schade, dass ihr nicht mit im Panel seid. Vielleicht könnt Ihr aber teilnehmen und die richtigen Fragen stellen? Viele Grüße, Johannes. **english version below* Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde von OpenSourceSeeds, mit dem European Green Deal soll die Landwirtschaft in der EU nachhaltiger werden. Dass dafür innovative Lösungen nötig sind, steht außer Frage – doch welche Wege zum Erfolg führen, wird heftig diskutiert. Für manche sind Biotechnologie und starke geistige Eigentumsrechte entscheidende Bausteine für die Zukunft der Landwirtschaft. Wir als OpenSourceSeeds setzen dagegen auf einen freien Zugang zu Saatgut und Pflanzenmaterial. Er ist Voraussetzung für Erhalt und Weiterentwicklung unserer Nutzpflanzenvielfalt, die wir entscheidend für eine zukunftsfähige Landwirtschaft ansehen. Welche Konzepte helfen uns dabei, die Ziele des Green Deals zu erreichen? Sind es Patente oder open-source-Strategien, und sind diese Ansätze unvereinbar? Über diese Fragen diskutiert Johannes Kotschi für OpenSourceSeeds-Agrecol am Donnerstag (17.12.20) auf Einladung des EURACTIV Media Network. Das Online-Panel beginnt um 9.30 Uhr, wobei zunächst die fünf Gäste jeweils das Wort haben, danach diskutiert wird und anschließend Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer Fragen stellen können. Wir wollen Sie herzlich einladen, an der Veranstaltung teilzunehmen und je nach Bedürfnis eigene Fragen zu stellen. Viele Grüße, Bella Aberle Der Link zur Veranstaltung: https://events.euractiv.com/event/info/delivering-on-the-eu-green-deal-what… ——————————————————————— **english version** Dear friends and colleagues. the European Green Deal aims to make agriculture in the EU more sustainable. There is no question that innovative solutions are needed to achieve this - but which paths will lead to success are the subject of heated debate. For some, biotechnology and strong intellectual property rights are crucial for the future of agriculture. We at OpenSourceSeeds, on the other hand, believe in free access to seeds and plant material. It is a prerequisite for the preservation and further development of our crop diversity, which we consider crucial for a sustainable agriculture. Which concepts help us to achieve the goals of the Green Deal? Is it patents or open-source strategies, and are these approaches incompatible? Johannes Kotschi (OpenSourceSeeds - Agrecol) will discuss these questions on Thursday (17/12/20) at the invitation of EURACTIV Media Network. The online panel will start at 9:30 a.m., with the five guests each having the floor first, followed by a discussion, and then viewers can ask questions. We would like to invite you to participate in the event and ask your own questions, depending on your needs. Best greetings, Bella Aberle Link to the discussion: https://events.euractiv.com/event/info/delivering-on-the-eu-green-deal-what… Bella Aberle OpenSourceSeeds www.opensourceseeds.org <http://www.opensourceseeds.org/> bella(a)opensourceseeds.org <mailto:bella@opensourceseeds.org>

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