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<P><BIG>Hi,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>Last month, a bunch of screaming broccoli and tomatoes in Munich
stood outside of the European Patent Office (EPO) to save the future of our
food!</B></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>Our partners and the voices of more than 180,000 people from our
community protested </B>to stop companies like Bayer-Monsanto or Carlsberg from
having the exclusive right to grow our fruits, vegetables, and seeds (click on
the video below!)</BIG></P>
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<P><BIG><B>And our voices were heard!</B> The Chairman of the EPO, Josef
Kratochvíl, three days after our protest wrote us an official letter saying that
he “respects the opinion of civil society groups” and ”welcomes a fruitful
dialogue with these groups.” [1] </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>Last year, the EPO officially accepted that conventionally-bred
plants are not patentable.</B> [2] <B>But Bayer-Monsanto and others are abusing
the European patent system to take control of our food. </B>[3] They want to
decide what we eat, what farmers produce, what retailers sell, and how much we
all have to pay for it. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>While the Chairman says that he respects and welcomes our opinion, this
just isn’t enough.<B> They must close all legal loopholes in patent law that
allow companies to register new patents on tomatoes, barely, melons, and all
natural foods.</B></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>The EPO will meet again at the end of June and its chairman wants a
“fruitful” dialogue.</B> We’re currently planning another action prior to this
meeting to ensure they’ll get our message: make a final decision to close
loopholes and stop patents on seeds once and for all! </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Thanks for your support,<BR>David (London), Mika (Bordeaux), Giulio
(Rome) and the entire WeMove team</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>PS: Help us continue the fight to free our seeds and save the future of
our food. Your donation today will be a tremendous help to join forces against
corporate power tomorrow. <STRONG><A
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<P><SMALL>References:<BR>[1] Our partners, No Patents on Seeds, received an
official letter from the European Patent Office regarding “Your communication
material handed over to the EPO on 22 March 2021° on March 24, 2021.<BR>[2]
https:<SPAN>//www.epo</SPAN>.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/communications/2020/20200514.html
;<BR>https:<SPAN>//www.sdhsprogram</SPAN>.org/european-patent-office-plants-animals-obtained-classical-breeding-not-patentable/<BR>[3]
https:<SPAN>//www.no-patents-on-seeds</SPAN>.org/sites/default/files/news/Stop%20patents%20on%20our%20food%20plants%20(2021)_0.pdf
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