Brussels, 30/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - The agricultural organisation Copa-Cogeca have again warned against using patents in the agriculture sector.
The warning came during a seminar by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) in Brussels last week on the interface between patents and plant variety rights. Copa-Cogeca say that using patents will result in fewer products and varieties and additional costs.
Chairman of the working party on seeds Thor Kofoed said: “A patent system in the EU...