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Buddleja plant named 'Botex 012' US #PlantPatent No. 36,649 (granted today) The patent is assigned to Botanic Experience B.V. (which explains the variety name).

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Glen Oliver, a Mitakoodi man from Western Queensland, says the highlight of his career was discovering a new variety of date palm. He said discovering the new variety was "amazing" and he was proud to give the palm his name ('Oliver'). www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

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'Sky Walker' variety of Buxus. US #PlantPatent 22,977 (granted 21 August 2012). May the fourth be with you all ⭐

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It's always nice to be reminded how lucky I am to look at pretty flowers all day.

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'May Day' variety of rose. US #PlantPatent 1,625 (granted 1957). The variety was bred in New York from a cross between 'Fashion' (PP 789) and an unnamed seedling of 'Pinocchio' (PP 484) x unpatented rose.

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'May Day' variety of rose. US #PlantPatent 1,625 (granted 1957). The variety was bred in New York from a cross between 'Fashion' (PP 789) and an unnamed seedling of 'Pinocchio' (PP 484) x unpatented rose.

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Really important and excellent post, given some of the misleading reporting over the last week or so!

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Agastache plant named ‘Pink Pearl’ US #PlantPatent 36,637 (granted today) That's the first time I've seen part of a photo redacted in a plant patent...

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'Dictator' - a variety of carnation. Plant Patent No. 239, filed September 1936.

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Cannabis sativa plant named 'GPZ' US #PlantPatent 36,619 (granted today). The variety was bred in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is characterised by massive purple, red, white, green, and yellow streaking resin-coated flowers with a distinct spiked golf ball flower structure.

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US farmer, Caleb Duffy, found liable for infringing Bayer's patents and breach of contract for saving and replanting soybean seeds and spraying his crops with an unapproved herbicide. Bayer obtained a permanent injunction and liquidated damages of $549,500. www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

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My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.

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US farmer, Caleb Duffy, found liable for infringing Bayer's patents and breach of contract for saving and replanting soybean seeds and spraying his crops with an unapproved herbicide. Bayer obtained a permanent injunction and liquidated damages of $549,500. www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

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Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

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This week's updates from the IPKat. Upcoming events include the 30th anniversary celebrations for the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) in Angers. If you'll be joining in-person on Thursday, I look forward to seeing you there! 🌱 ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/satu...

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My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment. The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010 www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...

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Phlox plant named ‘Fancy Girl’ US #PlantPatent 36,599 (granted today) The breeders describe the variety as especially suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies, and for cut flower arrangements.

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Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

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I just attended a conference in the US. We had one speaker detained and two others turned away at the border.

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I had a joke about Narcissus but … upon reflection … … …

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Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona has delivered his opinion on the applicable rules for addressing conflicts between well-known trade marks and geographical indications for wines. Now we wait for the CJEU judgment... ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/no-r...

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"The ceremony saw six ancestors' bodies handed over to four Indigenous representatives from the Woppaburra, Warrgamay, Wuthathi, and Yadhighana communities in Queensland." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

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"A new generation of enthused gardeners is breathing life into an old trade, opening up exciting nurseries across Britain and Ireland... the most heartening similarity among all five nurseries is their progressive approach to the[ir] ecological potential." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Driscoll's berry company have failed in their attempt to argue that the US Plant Patent Act has extraterritorial application to strawberry breeding activities undertaken in Spain: ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/dris...

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After she applied in December, the High Court today granted the Australian fashion designer Katie Perry special leave to appeal this decision.

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Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona has delivered his opinion on the applicable rules for addressing conflicts between well-known trade marks and geographical indications for wines. Now we wait for the CJEU judgment... ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/no-r...

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I'll be speaking at this conference next month. Join us in person in Leeds or online!

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I'll be speaking at this conference next month. Join us in person in Leeds or online!

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If you're a UK academic and/or involved in REF2029 preparation, do read this: wonkhe.com/blogs/portab...

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Rudbeckia plant named ‘Treasure Trove’ US #PlantPatent 36,594 (granted today) The variety shows significant resistance to Angular Leaf Spot and Septoria fungal leaf spot diseases.

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A new potato variety has been granted PVR protection in the Netherlands, which was developed using a proprietary technique for creating graft hybrids by combining 'Pimpernel' skin and 'Bintje' inner cells: www.argenpapa.com.ar/noticia/1566...

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Today, Nigeria became the 80th member of UPOV, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/upov...

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Today, Nigeria became the 80th member of UPOV, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/upov...

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