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Patents on living organisms: abusive fortresses

In a previous article, Inf’OGM explained that the scope of patent claims on living organisms can be too broad, artificial and complex [1]. Yet the agro-industry uses such patents as a legal weapon to threaten and prosecute various forms of competition.

Oxitec: after mosquitoes, GMO ticks

After mosquitoes, the spearhead of the Oxitec company, it is now the turn of agricultural parasites to be targeted. Oxitec now aims to reduce the population of a tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, which infests livestock just about everywhere in the world.

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Authorized GMOs in EU

Patentability Intellectual property rights are detrimental to biodiversity - 16 August
Cultivated biodiversity Biodiversity withstanding agriculture - 16 August
non transgenic GMO The European Commission wants to put an end to GMOs - 24 July
Authorization GMO micro-organisms: discreet production factories - 17 July
Patentability Patents on genetic sequences: excess and fragility - 12 July
Patentability Austria attempts to clarify the patentability of living matter - 5 July
Authorization GMO pigs: sausages for offspring selection - 28 June
non transgenic GMO France – An advisory body leaves the door open to GMO deregulation - 14 June
non transgenic GMO Canada - New GMOs: Missed opportunity for transparency - 7 June
Analysis / Detection Illegal GMO rice in Europe again - 2 June

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