Europe patent office head resignation called for over seed, plant patents

March 13, 2013 by
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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A coalition of some 100 non-governmental organizations, including the Berne Declaration and Swissaid, are demanding that the head of the European Patent Office (EPO), Benoît Battistelli, resign immediately. The groups, under the umbrella of No Patents on Seeds, says that Battistelli is behind a change in policy that will speed up approvals [...]

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“No patents on seeds” report gets strong backing from Swissaid, Bern Declaration

April 4, 2012 by

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Two major Swiss organizations, humanitarian agency Swissaid and the non-profit group Bern Declaration, called Wednesday morning 4 April for “urgent political action” to be taken in light of the “No patents on seeds” report, made public today. The report indicates that despite a European Patent Office (EPO) decision at the highest level [...]

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