Press releases
| 27.07.11 | Syngenta Patents Melons with a Pleasant Taste. Consumers Reject Patents on Foodstuffs The European Patent Office awarded Syngenta a patent on melons „with a pleasant taste“, after an opposition filed by another seed company to revoke the patent had... more |
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| 09.03.11 | European Patent Office to grant Monsanto a new patent on tomatoes. Seed monopolists increasingly gaining market control The European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich is intending to grant further patents on seed, plants and food derived from conventional breeding. This is shown by ... more |
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| 13.12.10 | European Patent Office issues broccoli decision Europe rejects patents on breeding of plants and animals In a long awaited decision, the European Patent Office (EPO) issued its decision on the so- called 'Broccoli Patent' today. In its opinion, the EPO explained that... more |
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| 28.04.10 | Stop patenting the food chain! Meat claimed as invention by Monsanto. Multinational seed corporations are following a consequent strategy to gain control over basic resources for food production. As recent research shows not only... more |
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