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Current state of EU legislation on crop breeding (from @methylcytosine on X) (lemmy.ml)
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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

The US does have IP exceptions for plants used only internally to develop new variants. The news stories where a seed company sues a farmer are all about selling product commercially.

Though those laws are far less robust than in much of the world.

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