How CRISPR patents block conventional breeding

CRISPR patents New NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! research into international patent applications published in 2023 shows how CRISPR/Cas technology and new genetic engineering (NGTs) are being used to extend patent protection to conventionally-bred plants.

June 2024

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Stop Patents on Plants and Animals!

The member organisations of NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! are concerned about the increasing number of patents on plants, seeds and farm animals and their impact on farmers, breeders, innovation and biodiversity.
These patents are an abuse of patent law and put in danger the access to basic resources in agriculture and food production.

Therefore, we call for an urgent re-think of European patent law in biotechnology and plant breeding and for clear regulations that exclude conventional breeding, genetic material, animals, plants and food derived thereof from patentability!