SPD#4: Intellectual Property Rights: patents on seeds

Seed Policy dialogue brochure no patent on seeds

Jun 16, 2021 | Patents, Plant Variety Protection

To discuss policy developments that affect crop diversity movements, the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity (ECLLD) has launched a series of virtual Seed Policy Dialogues. In July 2021, the SPD focused on a particular type of intellectual property right on seeds, patents, and their impacts on agrobiodiversity.

In July 2021, the SPD focused on a particular type of intellectual property right on seeds, patents, and their impacts on agrobiodiversity. It asked which would be the impacts of patents on vegetables, fruits, and other food plants granted by the European Patent Office, and what perspective could open-source seed initiatives bring to the landscape. It was enriched by contributions from Johanna Eckhardt from No Patents on Seeds, and Johannes Kotschi from the Global Coalition of Open-Source Seeds Initiatives.

Sprouts from Brussels- Fulya Batur

Recent developments on patents on seeds in Europe – Johanna Eckhardt from No Patents on Seeds

The Global Coalition of Open Source Seeds Initiatives on seeds as commons – Johannes Kotschi, GOSSI

Author: Matthias from ECLLD

Born in Florence, after a three-year degree in Tropical Agricultural Sciences, I obtained my Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies at the University of Florence. Since January 2018 I’m the Secretary and coordinator of the European Coordination Liberate Diversity!, the European network for dynamic agrobiodiversity management on farms and in gardens. Linkedin