欧洲专利局(EPO)以技术原因为由撤销了孟山都抗病毒甜瓜的专利(EP1962578)。据悉,孟山都公司声称该发明中的甜瓜能自然抵抗植物病毒,并且不是通过基因工程培育而出。然而,有消息表明这种抵抗力在印度甜瓜中有检测到,而且该专利由欧洲专利局授权,但欧洲专利法不支持植物品种和常规育种工艺。“种子无专利联盟”给欧洲专利局发 The EPO revoked Monsanto’s anti-viral melon patent for technical reasons (EP1962578). It is reported that Monsanto claimed that the melon in the invention can naturally resist the plant virus and is not cultivated through genetic engineering. However, there is news that this resistance has been detected in Indian melons and that the patent is authorized by the European Patent Office, but the European patent law does not support plant varieties and conventional breeding techniques. “Seed Unincorporated Union ” to the European Patent Office