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Patents and Plant Breeders' Rights

Summary

The European Parliament calls for legal clarity to ensure that plants and seeds obtained through natural breeding processes cannot be patented, protecting breeders' rights and food security.
10 17.12.2015
Other
environment
business and competition
research and intellectual property
agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

  • The Parliament is concerned that new decisions might allow patents on natural traits introduced through traditional breeding methods.
  • There is an urgent need to clarify European laws to ensure that products from natural biological processes remain excluded from patentability.
  • The rights of breeders must be protected to ensure they can continue using plant material for further breeding activities.
  • The Parliament warns that exemptions for breeders might not be applied consistently across both unified and national patent systems.
Documents (PDFs)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patents and plant breeders’ rights MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patents and plant breeders’ rights MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patents and plant breeders’ rights MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patents and plant breeders’ rights MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patents and plant breeders’ rights Patents and plant breeders’ rights
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