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A couple of days ago, when I Nibbled Steve Savage’s “robust defence of plant patents” I said that I did not agree, and that this would never stop me linking to things. I also left a brief comment on the blog post in question. Matthew went far further in challenging Savage’s view in a lengthy, …
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IUCN book Conservation for a New Era is out. Agriculture on page 160. Ancient DNA, from the general to the particular, courtesy of pigs. Durian and alcohol don’t mix. Damn. New Internationalist does a number on bees. Thanks, Lubin. The last word on the Enola bean case. At last.
Well I must say I never thought the saga of the Enola bean patent would make it to boingboing, but it has.
As luck would have it I’m at CIAT in Cali, Colombia just as the story of the overturning of the infamous Enola bean patent is gaining traction. Everyone very excited around here.
Coincidentally, it seems, our favorite IPR-blogger Kathryn recently decided to take a look at the status of the famous Enola bean case. And lo! Just a week ago the US Patent and Trademark Office rejected yet again Larry Proctor’s patent claim on these beans. Which won’t mean anything to anyone who has not been following …