Lest anyone think seed patents are simply a fact of life, there are (or were) countries where they were not valid. For example Iraq, until the US occupying forc

Lest anyone think seed patents are simply a fact of life, there are (or were) countries where they were not valid. For example Iraq, until the US occupying force issued its 100 orders, among them order 81, which prohibits the planting and saving of patented seeds without a license: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Orders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Orders