Betreff:	Fwd: Syngenta tomato patent breach in Sicily
Datum:	Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:23:33 +0200
Von:	Matteo Petitti <matteo.petitti@semirurali.net>
An:	info@no-patents-on-seeds.org
Kopie (CC):	johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org

Dear Christoph and Johanna,

Here you can find the most detailed press article on the Syngenta tomato (var. Pakyta) Italian court case.
https://www.terrelibere.org/carcere-pomodori-guerra-semi-bruxelles-ragusa/

The journalist author of the article can be contacted here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonello-mangano/?locale=it_IT

Best,

Matteo

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From: no patents on seeds <cms@no-patents-on-seeds.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 at 14:56
Subject: Syngenta tomato patent breach in Sicily
To: <matteo.petitti@semirurali.net>

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-uso-non-autorizzato-di-sementi-brevettate-un-anno-sfruttamento-della-terra-e-dei-lavoratori-lagricoltura-vista-unicamente-come-profitto-1549-1.html

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