[Commons-Law] EPO revokes Monsanto patent on Indian Wheat variety

[Rajlakshmi Nesargi]

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06.10.04

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EPO revokes patent on Indian ‘Nap Hal’
In a clear victory for Indian farmers, the European
Patent Office has revoked the patent on Indian “Nap
Hal” wheat variety following a legal opposition filed
by Greenpeace at the EPO in February. EPO has informed
Grenpeace that the patent has been revoked in total,
according to Ashesh Tayal, scientific advisor,
Greenpeace India. The EPO in Munich has granted a
patent to Monsanto on May 21, 2003The patent covered
wheat exhibited a special baking quality that Monsanto
claimed to be its invention. However, Greenpeace
proved that the wheat variety was bred by Indian
farmers for improving its baking quality and it was
not a genetically-engineered invention as claimed by
Monsanto.


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