The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked a The European Patent Office -owned patent relating to a type of broccoli with an “exerted head” that makes them easier to harvest. The patent was originally granted to Bayer in 2013 . An opposition was filed in 2014 by a coalition of organisations, including No Patents on Seeds. In 2013 , EPO excluded from patentability plants and animals obtained by an essentially biological breeding process. No Patents on The European Patent Office , said the ruling was the first time that a patent was revoked because of the new regulations.
The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked a Bayer-owned patent relating to a type of broccoli with an “exerted head” that makes them easier to harvest. The patent was originally granted to Monsanto in 2013. An opposition was filed in 2014 by a coalition of organisations, including No Patents on Seeds. In June 2017, EPO excluded from patentability plants and animals obtained by an essentially biological breeding process. No Patents on Seeds, said the ruling was the first time that a patent was revoked because of the new regulations.