Although this is not a subject I am very familiar with, I shared Klaus'
lament with a friend who is and this was her response:
"Thro, AnnMarie" wrote:
> The author may be referring to events such the privatization of PBI in
Cambridge some years
ago, but what Germ Plasm was public then is public now, as is
USDA-ARS-maintained public GP, and no royalties need be paid on it. He
may be confused with the fact that he would have to pay
royalties to use seed of Patent Protected varieties that are stored at
Ft. Collins (NSSL), but, that
material is not distributed by NSSL until after the Plant Variety
Patent has expired, and then it's royalty
free.
> Ann Marie Thro, Commissioner
> USDA/PVPO
> Rm. 500 N.A.L. Building
> 10301 Baltimore Ave.
> Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 USA
annmarie.thro@usda.gov
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