03-15-2005, 12:10 AM
<b>India wins landmark patent battle </b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->India has won a 10-year-long battle at the European Patent Office (EPO) against a patent granted on an anti-fungal product, derived from neem.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Denying the patent means upholding the value of 'traditional' for millions of [people] not only in India but throughout the South. The free tree will stay free," said RFSTE director, Dr Vandana Shiva.
"This victory is the result of extremely long solidarity. It is a victory of committed citizens over commercial interests and big powers."
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->India has won a 10-year-long battle at the European Patent Office (EPO) against a patent granted on an anti-fungal product, derived from neem.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Denying the patent means upholding the value of 'traditional' for millions of [people] not only in India but throughout the South. The free tree will stay free," said RFSTE director, Dr Vandana Shiva.
"This victory is the result of extremely long solidarity. It is a victory of committed citizens over commercial interests and big powers."
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