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"Soy far, soy good" for Argentine importers
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| It's available in various official European
| Union languages, including Latvian, but not
| in English. Still, with the help of his
| friends, the IPKat has been able to piece
| together the deeper inner meaning of
| Advocate General Mengozzi's Opinion in Case
| C-428/08 Monsanto Technology LLC v Cefetra
| BV and others, a reference to the Court of
| Justice of the European Union for a
| preliminary ruling from the Dutch Rechtbank
| âsâGravenhage.
|
| Right: Monsanto's latest genetically
| modified bean?
|
| From the talented Stephanie Bodoni
| (Bloomberg) the IPKat learns that the
| Advocate General is advising the Court of
| Justice to rule that Monsanto, the worldâs
| biggest seed company, canât rely on a
| European patent for its Roundup Ready
| soybeans as it seeks to block imports of
| soy meal from Argentina. This is because
| the European patent for the trait that
| makes soybeans resistant to some herbicides
| doesnât extend to soy meal made from the
| patented seeds.
|
| Argentina, the worldâs third-biggest
| soybean exporter after Brazil and the US,
| is one of the few countries where Monsanto
| does not hold a patent on the herbicide-
| resistant seeds. However, a ruling that
| Monsanto's European patent is enforceable
| would let it block those imports.
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2010/03/soy-far-soy-good-for-argentine.html
The USPTO-Pfizer collaboration to change India's laws on patents and test data
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| The United States Patent and Trademark
| Office has a joint program with Pfizer to
| fund and manage seminars in India on
| "misconceptions of evergreening" and "the
| importance of regulatory data protection
| and patent linkage." KEI has submitted a
| FOIA request to USPTO on this topic, and
| received a small installment of documents
| on Friday. Attached to this blog are 4
| pages of documents that we received from
| two meetings held in Mumbai, India on
| September 9, 2009. Ten journalists and 15
| NGOs attended the meetings. The USPTO and
| Pfizer each paid $3,190 for the days events
| ($6,380 total).
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http://keionline.org/node/796
USTR pressures Taiwan on pricing and reimbursement of pharmaceuticals and medical devices
http://keionline.org/node/797
US Government Working With Pharma Companies To Raise Drug Prices In Other Countries
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| Then, over in India, it appears that the
| USPTO is putting on co-branded events with
| Pfizer about drugs, health care and
| patents. Along with this, Love points to
| growing concerns from folks in India about
| a project between George Washington
| University and various pharmaceutical
| companies to "train" Indian politicians and
| judges on the importance of patents in
| pharma. Except, of course, that's very much
| in dispute. Many studies have shown that
| patents on pharma do more harm than good --
| especially in countries with big healthcare
| issues.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100306/1804328453.shtml
Related:
Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'
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| The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and
| unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local
| executive for Sun Microsystems.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun-exec-accuses-Microsoft-of-patent-terrorism-/0,130061733,339280437,00.htm
Microsoft, the art of Corporate Terrorism.
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| Microsoft, no longer the technological leader in the Computer Desktop
| market, is taking on a terrorist role in its attempt remain in power
| at all costs. (see the link to the CNN story below)
|
| The tactic is intended to frighten current, and would be, free
| software users away from products that Microsoft just can't compete
| with. It's not a new tactic, but for the first time desperation is
| beginning to show.
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http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Microsoft_Terrorism
Convicted Monopolist Terrorizes Software Industry
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| That headline is designed to grab your attention. Sensationalistic as
| it may be, it also happens to be true, if what you mean by 'terrorize'
| is to provoke fear.
|
| If you've been following the presidential race in the United States,
| you know the present crop of candidates have been exploiting the fear
| of the American people as they never have before in the history of
| the country.
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http://www.linux.org/news/opinion/ms_threats.html
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