Today 20 July 2010 coalition "No-patents-on-seeds" (No patents on seeds) held a protest outside the European Patent Office of Monaco against patents on seeds, plants, animals and the food.
The event happens to coincide with the first hearing on a fundamental decision about the type of patents granted in Europe. The Patent Office, in fact, will have to decide if the natural resources may still be considered "inventions" or not, as was the case with some licenses already granted for broccoli and tomatoes.
demonstrators outside the office today, tearing up some European licenses.
already been requested in this office over 1000 on seeds and foods, but is skeptical about the possibility that these patents are revoked.
Source: http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/ 
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