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In cherry news, 🍒 the Canadian government will be able to pursue its allegations of plant patent infringement against two US fruit companies at trial.
The US District Court (E. Wash.) denied the motion for summary judgment on Monday.
worldipreview.com/news/canada-s-…
The US District Court (E. Wash.) denied the motion for summary judgment on Monday.
worldipreview.com/news/canada-s-…
The dispute concerns #PlantPatent 20,551 (granted Dec. 15, 2009) owned by @AAFC_Canada, for a cherry tree variety named "13S2009" and sold under the trademark STACCATO. 
@AAFC_Canada The alleged infringers are counterclaiming for invalidity per the on-sale bar, 35 USC §102(b).
They offered evidence of "growing contracts" between nurseries and AAFC to supply scions of varieties (including STACCATO), made more than one year before applying for the plant patent
They offered evidence of "growing contracts" between nurseries and AAFC to supply scions of varieties (including STACCATO), made more than one year before applying for the plant patent
How did poinsettias become a symbol of the Christmas holiday in the United States?
It is a story that involves plant patents, trade secrets, and a broken monopoly.
It is a story that involves plant patents, trade secrets, and a broken monopoly.
Poinsettias are famous for their brightly coloured leaves or “bracts” (not flowers!), which range from the popular red to pink, creamy-white, and variegated colours.
The plant is native to Mexico and Central America, where it is also known by the Aztec name, cuetlaxochitl.
The plant is native to Mexico and Central America, where it is also known by the Aztec name, cuetlaxochitl.
With the colonisation of the Americas, missionaries began to spread Catholicism to the Indigenous communities of Mexico, and used cuetlaxochitl in Nativity scenes. The plant also became known as “flor de la noche buena” or “Nochebuena” or “Christmas Eve flower”.
Get ready for a GIANT avocado plant patent thread…
The most famous is, of course, “Hass” (#PlantPatent 139)
Many say it was the first plant patent for an avocado tree
But that’s not true…
The most famous is, of course, “Hass” (#PlantPatent 139)
Many say it was the first plant patent for an avocado tree
But that’s not true…
The first patent for an avocado (#PlantPatent 100) was awarded to Mrs Jennie C. Gano, a year before the Hass patent.
Newspapers articles about the former seamstress described how she “found success with a little ranch and five dollars.”
Newspapers articles about the former seamstress described how she “found success with a little ranch and five dollars.”
Mrs Gano’s avocado had “glossy dark green” skin that sometimes turned purple.
Her trees took 2 years to mature and bore fruit in summer, compared to existing varieties like Fuerte that took 3-4 years to mature and bore fruit in the winter.
Her trees took 2 years to mature and bore fruit in summer, compared to existing varieties like Fuerte that took 3-4 years to mature and bore fruit in the winter.
Let's talk about the infamous plant patent for ayahuasca...
This is "DA VINE," a variety of Banisteriopsis caapi, or yagé (#PlantPatent 5,751)
Many thanks to @UMDLibraries for providing me with the colour images last week!
This is "DA VINE," a variety of Banisteriopsis caapi, or yagé (#PlantPatent 5,751)
Many thanks to @UMDLibraries for providing me with the colour images last week!
The patent raised concerns of “biopiracy”
The term was coined in the 1990s to describe how intellectual property (especially patents) is used to appropriate Indigenous knowledge and plants, without permission or compensation.
theconversation.com/biopiracy-when…
The term was coined in the 1990s to describe how intellectual property (especially patents) is used to appropriate Indigenous knowledge and plants, without permission or compensation.
theconversation.com/biopiracy-when…
The patent described a variety “discovered growing in a domestic garden in the Amazon rainforest.”
Its distinctive feature was the rose-colored flower petals that fade to white with age.
The inventor also noted potential “medicinal value in cancer treatment and psychotherapy.”
Its distinctive feature was the rose-colored flower petals that fade to white with age.
The inventor also noted potential “medicinal value in cancer treatment and psychotherapy.”
