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Q&A on plant patents. Questions covered. 1. Why are there "plant patents"? 2. But the law expressly states that plant varieties are excluded from patentability? 3. Can conventionally bred plants be patented? 4. Why is the media full of reports on patented, traditionally bred peppers, tomatoes, melons and so on? 5.
25 Φεβ 2023 · A plant patent is an intellectual property right that protects a new and unique plant’s key characteristics from being copied, sold, or used by others.
14 Μαΐ 2024 · Developing plants with greater resistance to pests or environmental changes, that have a higher yield or more nutrients, or whose cultivation requires fewer resources such as water, fertiliser or pesticides is of the utmost importance in encouraging sustainable agriculture and ensuring food security.
1 Ιουν 2024 · Low-income countries should prohibit patenting of plants and animals, allow farmers to save and trade seeds, grant access to protected varieties for research and breeding, and resist global one-size-fits-all IPRs standards to better address the concerns related to GM crops and food security.
13 Αυγ 2022 · This section provides on overview on patents on plants and plant related innovations including a historical overview on early patents on plants. It discusses the country specific difference in the implementation of the exclusions from patentability under the TRIPS...
Definition. A plant patent is a type of patent granted for the invention or discovery of a new and distinct variety of plant. It provides the patent holder with exclusive rights to asexually reproduce and sell the patented plant for a limited period of time, typically 20 years from the date of filing the patent application.
19 Φεβ 2020 · Several examples were found in the sampled patents where the claimed protection extends to food or feed. For example, Monsanto's patent CN 101321873 B (granted in China in 2013) covers “corn meal prepared from” protected corn seed (claim 40) and “a processed product of the seed … wherein said product is a feed, flour, meal or partially ...