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20 May 2020AmericasSarah Morgan

Canada takes nursery to court over cherry trees

Canada’s Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) has accused a Washington-based nursery, a fruit seller, and a fruit grower of infringing a plant patent covering the Staccato type of cherry tree.

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14 May 2020   The European Patent Office has said that plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes are not patentable.
Africa
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Americas
24 November 2022   Conflict with name of patents for grapes and cherries prompts denial | If permitted, mark would “impede free use in the marketplace of a varietal denomination” following the patent’s expiration.

More on this story

Plant Varieties
14 May 2020   The European Patent Office has said that plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes are not patentable.
Africa
9 April 2020   The International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Varieties has implored countries to implement support measures for breeders amid the pandemic.
Americas
24 November 2022   Conflict with name of patents for grapes and cherries prompts denial | If permitted, mark would “impede free use in the marketplace of a varietal denomination” following the patent’s expiration.