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To: TimF who wrote (739)	9/13/2006 2:05:50 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10087

Oh, good; sounds impossible. Too bad theory isn't realty, so bumblebees would be crawling. [Brazil] Multinational Corporations Patent Unmodified Native Plant Species a42.com In particular, ActionAid protests U.S. Patent No. 5,894,079, the Enola bean, or yellow bean, patent. The patent was granted to John Proctor, the president of seed company POD-NERS, LLC, after he brought the bean seeds back from Mexico. With the patent granted, Proctor has an exclusive monopoly on yellow beans and can exclude the importation or sale of any yellow bean exhibiting the yellow shade of the Enola beans. law.duke.edu Several hundred Thai farmers held a demonstration outside the US Embassy in Bangkok to protest at what they saw as the theft of genetic material by US companies. RiceTech Inc, in what is seen as an act of biopiracy, has been granted patents for two varieties of rice, Jasmati and Basmati, traditional varieties that have been grown in Thailand for thousands of years. The neem tree is widely revered in India. Its seeds have medicinal properties. A US corporation has patented the seeds and is demanding payments for its use. home.clara.net