dear all
we got message from Plantum saying they will not support our petition.
I had some further exchange with them via mail. It looks like (in future) they want to introduce legal changes to somehow restrict the scope of patents. I was told it would be something different than the breeders privilege (but no further clarification).
They also say, they do not oppose our move.
So, looking to the many patent applications filed by members of Plantum, it seems to be clear that we will not get strong support in near future. But I will keep contact. New information (such as a new report) might cause them reconsider their position at least to some extent.
in a next step, we might approach COPA, maybe via Erling... Erling what do think?
cheers
Christoph