AIPPI Position Paper on New Genomic Technique (NGT) Plant Patenting Proposal of the European Parliament
06 Oct 2025 | News
On 7 February 2024, the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) adopted, by way of plenary vote, a position supporting a proposal of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) to ban patents for all plants obtained by New Genome Techniques (NGT plants), plant material, parts thereof, genetic information and process features they contain.
The Standing Committees on Biotechnology and Plant Varieties and on Patents prepared a Position Paper in response to this development.
In September 2025, a revised Position Paper was published to reflect recent developments.