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Re:As Kenya’s crops fail, a fight over GMO rages by A_D_E_P_T on Sunday March 05, 2023 @02:42PM (#35033152)
The PCT thing isn't automatic, though, and it is quite expensive. (Filing fees in the $3000-5000 range for most US entities.) I believe that the majority of US patent filers don't make use of it.

...And, even if you do file a PCT application, you have to follow it up with patent filings in the foreign offices of your choice -- for that application doesn't grant you a patent, just a priority date in foreign patent offices and an extended deadline to file.

I wonder whether Monsanto et al.'s patents are valid in Kenya. Their patent office's site doesn't contain much information: kipi.go.ke

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Re:As Kenya’s crops fail, a fight over GMO rages by AlbertCory on Sunday March 05, 2023 @02:54PM (#35033267)
> The PCT thing isn't automatic, though, and it is quite expensive.

Nonetheless, that's what a multinational company would do.

> you have to follow it up with patent filings in the foreign offices of your choice

that's what I said.

As for Kenyan patents: I don't think it matters. If you can only manufacture the seeds in the US or UK, then patents in those countries would suffice.

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