you KNEW I would jump in here on this. http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/Pages/... Only something man made can be patented. Wouldn't exist, but for the fact man created it. Identifying certain traits, procedures for insemination, etc. I have posted in here before about the Monsanto/farmer/seed trials. The EU proposal is over-reach. But that over-reach has been going on for years. This just adds to the pile.
According to certain questionable articles, Monsanto has attempted to patent sunlight.
http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/Pages/...
Only something man made can be patented. Wouldn't exist, but for the fact man created it. Identifying certain traits, procedures for insemination, etc. I have posted in here before about the Monsanto/farmer/seed trials.
The EU proposal is over-reach. But that over-reach has been going on for years. This just adds to the pile.
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedlaw.html