Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products
by sampo on Monday November 07, 2016 @07:11PM
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> the intellectual property is technologically enforced in the transgenetic modification
You seem to hold the false belief that only GMO plants are patentable.
In reality, the US Plant Patent Act is from 1930. The First plant patent (in US) was granted in 1931. Everyday examples: Honeycrisp apple was patented in 1988 (so expired in 2008). 20 different mutant cultivars of Fuji apples are patented. Over 1000 plant patents are granted every year, and these don't go to only GMO plants.
You seem to hold the false belief that only GMO plants are patentable.
In reality, the US Plant Patent Act is from 1930. The First plant patent (in US) was granted in 1931. Everyday examples: Honeycrisp apple was patented in 1988 (so expired in 2008). 20 different mutant cultivars of Fuji apples are patented. Over 1000 plant patents are granted every year, and these don't go to only GMO plants.