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"Mr President, I voted for this resolution because legal clarity is required regarding essential biological processes. Patents provide an important tool not only for protecting intellectual property rights, but also for stimulating research and innovation. At the same time, the legislation in this area stipulates a justified exception for plant varieties and animal breeds. This aspect must be preserved, with the decisions taken by the European Patent Office on the ‘broccoli’ and ‘tomato’ cases playing a useful role to this end. On the other hand, a patent was granted last year for melons obtained by traditional crossing methods. I therefore call on the Commission to present a detailed analysis of the implications of these decisions featuring in its annual report on biotechnology patents. I should stress that a uniform framework must be provided, along with similar legal protection across the whole of the European Union."@en1
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