Dear all,

we just sent out the invitation for our patent workshop to all the MEPs from ENVI/AGRI. Please feel free to additionally contact the MEPs from your country and invite them to the workshop.

Attached the invitation, below the text I sent.

Best,

Johanna

Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT

Project Coordination

Tel. +43 680 21 26 343

johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org

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From: Johanna Eckhardt <johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 8:23 PM
To:
Subject: Workshop Patents on plant genes, 16 November

Dear xxx,

together with MEPs Maria Noichl (Social Democratic Party) & Tilly Metz (Green Group) we’d like to invite you to the online workshop “Patents on plant genes - a lockdown for conventional plant breeding?” on Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 17h-19h.

In the workshop, an overview is given on latest developments on seed patents in Europe by No Patents on Seeds!.

Please find the detailed programme via this link: https://we.tl/t-oGVKb9ZL8B

The EU Parliament has adopted several resolutions against patents on plants derived from conventional breeding.

However, the European Patent Office (EPO) still continues to grant patents which comprise plants derived from conventional breeding methods. Just recently, the first patent was granted by the EPO under a new rule which is supposed to exclude patents on plants and animals derived from conventional breeding (Rule 28(2), European Patent Convention, EPC), but apparently opens several loopholes.

You can register to the workshop by replying to this email. You will then receive a link to participate at the Zoom meeting.

Looking forward to an interesting discussion.

Best regards,
Johanna Eckhardt