European Parliament
Marisa Matias  (GUE/NGL ),
in writing.
(PT)
I consider essential biological processes natural heritage; they are humanity’s heritage, so they can never be patented or have intellectual property rights declared thereon. The resolution’s core goal is to exclude from patentability a number of processes: in particular, essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals; products derived from conventional breeding; all conventional breeding methods, including SMART breeding, which is also known as precision breeding; and breeding material used for conventional breeding. I voted for the report for that reason. However, I should add that I believe patents are often an obstacle to technology transfer.

