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2011-08-10 | permalink
Syngenta patents conventionally bred melons with a pleasant taste
The European Patent Office awarded Syngenta a patent on melons „with a pleasant taste”, after an opposition filed by another seed company to revoke the patent had been rejected. [...] In the patent application (EP1587933) the taste of the melon is described as „tart-refreshing-sour-sweet”. With this patent Syngenta claims intellectual ownership of all melons with a certain citric acid and sugar content as well as a specific pH-value, including everything from the plant and seeds to the pulp and its uses. The „invention” is the result of common breeding and selection techniques (no genetic engineering), using, as source materials, among others, melons of Indian origin.
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2011-08-10 | permalink
Syngenta patents conventionally bred melons with a pleasant taste
The European Patent Office awarded Syngenta a patent on melons „with a pleasant taste”, after an opposition filed by another seed company to revoke the patent had been rejected. [...] In the patent application (EP1587933) the taste of the melon is described as „tart-refreshing-sour-sweet”. With this patent Syngenta claims intellectual ownership of all melons with a certain citric acid and sugar content as well as a specific pH-value, including everything from the plant and seeds to the pulp and its uses. The „invention” is the result of common breeding and selection techniques (no genetic engineering), using, as source materials, among others, melons of Indian origin.
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