Dear all,

apart from the internal webinar on the UPC this Wednesday, 17 May from 12.00h - 13.30h CET (Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85409018426?pwd=WjZhcUpvaUEra05KTWcxTWFxdUNIQT09),

ARCHE NOAH and Fulya organise as well an external workshop for a broader group of organisations on 30 May.

Please feel free to share the invitation below to organisations that may be interested. You are of course as well welcome to join.

Thank you.

Kind regards, Johanna

Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org   NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! www.no-patents-on-seeds.org www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed   --- Invitation to a Webinar, 30 May 15 - 17:00 (CET)

Unitary Seed Patents - Implications for Plant Breeders, Farmers, and Cultivated Plant Diversity

The Unitary Patent Convention<https://www.epo.org/applying/european/unitary/unitary-patent.html

will enter into force on 1 June 2023. The new "Unitary Patents", will

still be granted by the European Patent Office but provide automatic patent protection in 17 EU Member States, including Germany, Austria, and Italy. Infringement proceedings will be heard by a new Unified Patent Court in English, German, or French. In contrast to the existing European Patents, the rights of a patent holder and conversely the freedom to operate of plant breeders and farmers will no longer only be determined at the national level, but by the Agreement on a Unified Patent Courthttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A42013A0620 %2801%29, combined with national laws.

In this webinar, Fulya Batur (IP and seed law expert, Kybele) will present an overview of the changes that the new Unitary Patent system will bring in relation to patents on cultivated plants and their seeds: · What is the difference between a Unitary Patent and a classical European Patent and a National Patent? · What are the implications of the new Unitary Patent system for plant breeders and farmers who want to work with patent-free seeds? · What happens if a plant breeder or farmer infringes on a Unitary Patent? · What are the wider implications in relation to the transparency and democratic accountability of the patent system overall?

The webinar is hosted by ARCHE NOAH, a member of the European coalition "No Patents on Seeds!", with thanks to the kind support of the Gen-ethische Stiftung. The webinar will take place via Zoom and will be held in English (only).

The deadline for registration is 29 May. You can register herehttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vvQUytzTQVuQE1Mofrpsxw#/reg istration.