from the literally-above-the-law dept
“…the European Patent Office (EPO) is about to grant 30 patents on plants derived from conventional breeding to Monsanto and its affiliated companies. The Swiss company Syngenta can expect to receive around a dozen patents very soon. Many of the patents claim vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower, carrots and lettuce.”
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150522/09211031084/monsanto-syngenta-about-to-receive-dozens-patents-unpatentable-plants.shtml