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The Enola patent was filed under pretext of it being a new organism produced by selective breeding. The pretext seems to have turned out to be false and the pat
by DenisM 6y ago
The Enola patent was filed under pretext of it being a new organism produced by selective breeding. The pretext seems to have turned out to be false and the patent was invalidated.
The fact it took so long is an atrocity but my point stand - patents for existing plants are not valid.
https://patentlyo.com/patent/2009/07/mexican-yellow-bean-patent-finally-cooked.html https://patentlyo.com/patent/2009/07/mexican-yellow-bean-pat...
- AlotOfReading 6y agoThanks, I wasn't aware of that. I think the larger point that "discovery" can have implications for legal rights still stands, but I'll add an edit about the incorrect example.