Otevřený dopis EP a EK - No patents on plants and animals!

[Marcel.Kolaja]

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Protest against patent on broccoli at the European Patent Office

EU governments urged to take legal action

Munich, 26.10.2011. Three hundred people representing a broad range of environmental activists, farmers and development organisations held a protest against patents on seeds and animals outside the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich. With six meter long flying vegetables, a stall with patented broccoli and agricultural machinery, the focus of the protest was the sell-out of resources needed for daily living. After the EPO announced that the patent on the broccoli (EP 1069819) would not be revoked, speakers from various organisations are now looking for political action. Speakers at the demonstration included representatives from organisations such as Friends of the Earth, the German Family Farmers Organisation, the international coalition of “No Patents On Seeds” and others.

Speakers urged politicians to take legal action against the patent. After the patent is finally granted at the EPO, it can still be challenged in the national courts of its Member states. “We demand that European Governments as well as the German Minister for Agriculture and European colleagues prepare for legal action against the patent. Granting patents on plant varieties or on conventional breeding is prohibited within Europe. This patent is in conflict with both prohibitions. If the existing patent law is so inadequately worded that any legal challenge is bound to fail then it has to be changed. This is the only way to protect the interests of consumers, farmers and breeders,” says Christoph Then, patent expert for Greenpeace and one of the speakers of the coalition of “No Patents On Seeds.”

Speakers from development organisations are also warning against the consequences for less developed countries that are already suffering from speculation with agricultural resources and soaring food prices. "In making these decisions the European Patent Office is playing an irresponsible game. Breeders as well as farmers can only assume their responsibility for world food security if they have free access to seeds. The ongoing rise in food prices must not be further fueled by patent monopolies," says Francois Meienberg from Berne Declaration (Switzerland).

Recent research carried out by Ruth Tippe from the initiative “No Patents on Life!” found that further patents with claims on bread, flour and noodles (EP1331845) and cucumber (EP1433378) are due to be granted. “The EPO is about to grant further patents very soon. For example, on 2 November a patent will be granted to Bayer claiming cucumber derived from conventional breeding. If this development is not stopped, there will soon be patents on air, light and love.”

Contacts:
Francois Meienberg 0041 797967612,
Christoph Then 0049 15154638040,
Ruth Tippe 0049 1728963858.

Further information: www.no-patents-on-seeds.org.


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[Tomas.Vymazal]

...found that further patents with claims on bread, flour and noodles (EP1331845) and cucumber (EP1433378) are due to be granted.

Patent na chleba, ja se asi potento. A za chvilku uz se ani nepotento, protoze si nekdo potento patentuje taky

[Marcel.Kolaja]

Patent na chleba, ja se asi potento. A za chvilku uz se ani nepotento, protoze si nekdo potento patentuje taky

Taky bych si chtěl potentovat chleba.

http://www.pp-international.net/node/506


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[Tomas.Vymazal]

Ty vado, prej "Eat smart". Monsanto v Brne sidli kousek od krematoria (priznacne, ze?), kdo se mnou pujde hodit jim sutr do vokna?

[Marcel.Kolaja]

Monsanto v Brne sidli kousek od krematoria (priznacne, ze?), kdo se mnou pujde hodit jim sutr do vokna?

Šutr ne, ale při nějaké příležitosti bychom před jejich kanceláří mohli zorganizovat demonstraci. Jak znám Monsanto, tak další jejich sviňárna na sebe nenechá dlouho čekat.

EDIT: Až OZ splní svůj předvolební slib, tak se budou všechny takovýhle hajzlové stěhovat do Prahy.


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[Petr.Stehlik]

Tak ja jsem nehodlal ten sutr obalit predvolebnim letakem, ale kdyz myslis, ze i tak je to blbej napad, tak budu premyslet dal.

EDIT: Co takhle dva sutry?

[Tomas.Vymazal]

Mam radost, ze muzu informovat o prvnim uspechu tehle iniciativy:

Dear Supporter of the Campaign “No Patents on Seeds”

A little while ago you signed an open letter on our website [link], asking the European Parliament and the EU Commission for a change in European patent law to prohibit patents on plants and animals and conventional breeding methods.

More than 70.000 people signed this open letter, as well as some 300 organisations from all over Europe.

We are extremely pleased to tell you that with your support we have had a first success. On 10 May 2012, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the patenting of essential biological processes in which it states very clearly that the EPO is to stop granting patents on conventional breeding processes, products thereof and breeding material. This resolution is a great success for our efforts. (for more information see our website here.) The national parliaments in Germany and The Netherlands have passed similar resolutions.

We sincerely thank you for your help in achieving this important step towards a patent law that does not allow patents on plants and animals.

We now need to ensure the European Patent Office actually implements what the European Parliament has stated in its very clear resolution.

Unfortunately, the resolution is not legally binding for the EPO, therefore we need your help once again to create enough pressure.

Please send the attached letter (or a more personalised version of it) to the EPO in Munich, either by fax or by post (e-mails are not possible to the EPO).

No Patents on Seeds will continue work on all political and legal levels to obtain the necessary changes in patent law. We will happily keep you informed on developments through our irregular newsletters.


We remain with kind regards

No Patents on Seeds

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Pro anglicky nemluvici:
10. kvetna 2012 prijal Evropsky parlament rozhodnuti, ve kterem rika, ze Evropsky patentovy urad ma prestat udelovat patenty na bezne chovatelske postupy (jde hlavne o slechteni, myslim si), jejich produkty a chovny material (dost mozna to prekladam blbe). Prusvih je to, ze tohle rozhodnuti neni pro EPO (O jako ouřad) zavazne, takze jsme vyzvani, abychom poslali prilozeny dopis nebo jeho personalizovanou verzi postou nebo faxem, abychom jim rekli, ze chceme, aby se toho rozhodnuti EP drzeli.

Zkusime ten dopis nejak malinko poupravit a poslat jmenem Piratu?

[Marcel.Kolaja]

Unfortunately, the resolution is not legally binding for the EPO, therefore we need your help once again to create enough pressure.

Please send the attached letter (or a more personalised version of it) to the EPO in Munich, either by fax or by post (e-mails are not possible to the EPO).

Myslím, že tyto dvě věty krásně dokreslují prohnilost celého patentového systému.

Zkusime ten dopis nejak malinko poupravit a poslat jmenem Piratu?

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[Mikulas.Ferjencik]

Připravte tu upravenou verzi dopisu prosím.

[Marcel.Kolaja]

Připravte tu upravenou verzi dopisu prosím.

http://piratenpad.de/p/letter-EPO-EP-1211926


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