EPO Upholds Patent on Conventionally Bred Lettuce, Renewing Debate Over Plant Patents in Europe

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Rows of leafy green vegetables, including lettuce and spinach, growing in a cultivated field.

The European Patent Office has rejected an appeal against a patent covering conventionally bred lettuce, reviving debate over plant patents. The European Patent Office (EPO) has dismissed an appeal challenging European Patent EP2966992, leaving in force a patent covering a conventionally bred lettuce developed by Dutch vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan. The appeal had been filed by the advocacy organization No…

Read the full article on Turklegal: https://turklegal.com.tr/en/news/epo-upholds-patent-on-conventionally-bred-lettuce/

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