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Amicus curiae briefs

• Fredrik Carlsson (PDF, 47 KB) - dated 10 December 2021
• Hans-Rainer Jaenichen (PDF, 826 KB) - dated 11 January 2022
• Kolja Wihstutz (PDF, 754 KB) - dated 2 March 2022
• Peter H. van Deursen (PDF, 551 KB) - dated 22 March 2022
• Edgar Wunder (PDF, 17 KB) - dated 17 March 2022
• FICPI (PDF, 332 KB) - dated 19 April 2022
• Bayer AG (PDF, 275 KB) - dated 20 April 2022
• epi (PDF, 303 KB) - dated 22 April 2022
• EPLIT (PDF, 148 KB) - dated 26 April 2022
• Peter de Lange (PDF, 168 KB) - dated 28 April 2022
• AIPPI (PDF, 229 KB) - dated 28 April 2022
• Medicines for Europe (PDF, 246 KB)  - dated 29 April 2022
• Patentanwaltskammer (PDF, 396 KB) - dated 29 April 2022
• UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) (PDF, 157) - dated 29 April 2022
• Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH (PDF, 2MB) - dated 29 April 2022
• CNCPI (PDF, 220 KB) - dated 29 April 2022
• EFPIA (PDF, 384 KB) - dated 29 April 2022
• BASF (PDF, 177 KB) - dated 29 April 2022
• IP Federation (PDF, 95 KB) - dated 29 April 2022
• CIPA (PDF, 79 KB) - dated 29 April 2022

Amicus curiae briefs

• Swiss Association of European and Swiss Patent Attorneys (VESPA) (2 MB) - dated 8 April 2021
• epi (5 MB) - dated 12 April 2021
• BAYER (242 KB) - dated 13 April 2021
• A. Schauinsland (123 KB) - dated 15 April 2021
• Christian Menges (72 KB) - dated 16 April 2021
• SIEMENS (711 KB) - dated 19 April 2021
• BASF SE (114 KB) - dated 19 April 2021
• Medicines for Europe (217 KB) - dated 20 April 2021
• Philips International B.V. (168 KB) - dated 21 April 2021
• VPP (667 KB) - dated 21 April 2021
• Association des Praticiens Européens des Brevets (APEB) (694 KB) - dated 21 April 2021
• Cabinet Grosset-Fournier & Demachy (131 KB) - dated 22 April 2021
• VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie) (2 MB) - dated 22 April 2021
• FEMIPI (711 KB) - dated 23 April 2021
• REPI (Réseau Entreprises - Propriété Intellectuelle) (257 KB) - dated 23 April 2021
• Bundesverband deutscher Patentanwälte e.V. (BDPA) (594 KB) - dated 25 April 2021
• Patentanwaltskammer (566 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Plasseraud IP (538 KB) - dated 26 April 2021
• Hoffmann-La-Roche AG (3 MB) - dated 26 April 2021
• Maiwald /Hoffmann Eitle /Cohausz & Florack /Dr U. Kinkeldey /Boehmert & Boehmert /Vossius /Grünecker (2 MB) - dated 26 April 2021
• Laine IP Oy (113 KB) - dated 26 April 2021
• epi (777 KB) - dated 26 April 2021
• IP Ability (212 KB) - dated 26 April 2021
• Julian Cockbain (81 KB) - dated 26 April 2021
• Saint-Gobain Group (176 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Murgitroyd (104 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) (104 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH (655 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Michael David Snodin (282 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Jürgen Schmidtchen (609 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• VCI / VDMA / ZVEI (168 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT) (262 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH (464 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) (279 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Carpmaels & Ransford LLP (201 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• FICPI (262 KB) - dated April 27 2021
• IP Federation (276 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Dr Francesco Paolo Vatti (113 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• IK-IP Ltd (250 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Ericsson (193 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Claus Beckmann (563 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI) (274 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• epi (2 MB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Philip Morris Products SA (5 MB) - dated 27 April 2021
• ReadyOpponentOne (52 KB) - dated 27 April 202
• UNION-IP (206 KB) - dated 27 April 2021
• Downing IP Ltd (267 KB) - dated 28 April 2021

Amicus curiae briefs

• Philips International B.V. (170 KB) - dated 16 January 2020
• FICPI (348 KB) - dated 14 June 2020
• Roel van Woudenberg (3 MB) - dated 1 September 2020
• The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) (117 KB) - dated 11 September 2020
• SIEMENS (165 KB) - dated 16 September 2020
• Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB (114 KB) - dated 21 September 2020
• Grzegorz Wesela-Bauman (467 KB) - dated 24 September 2020
• Tanja Pintsch (PDF 87) - dated 25 September 2020
• Stefan Féaux de Lacroix (PDF 126 KB) - dated 25 September 2020
• Peter de Lange (183 KB) - dated 28 September 2020
• Phillips & Leigh (439 KB) - dated 28 September 2020
• epi (2 MB) - dated 29 September 2020
• Ericsson (1 MB) - dated 29 September 2020
• FEMIPI (169 KB) - dated 1 October 2020
• Eric Cogniat (688 KB) - dated 1 October 2020
• AIPPI (241 KB) - dated 1 October 2020
• Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (CNCPI) (165 KB) - dated 30 September 2020

• Referral pursuant to Art. 112(1)(b) EPC by the president of the European Patent Office – “Article 164(2) EPC / Pepper"
• Procedural documents

Amicus curiae briefs

• KSVR, Patentanwälte (1 MB) – dated 24 May 2019
• Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) (256 MB) - dated 22 May 2019
• Dirk Peter (62 KB) - dated 17 August 2019
• Elisabeth Albrecht (35 KB) - dated 4 September 2019
• Written statements filed by 23052 natural persons via "Umweltinstitut München e.V." (Status: 1 October 2019)
• Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) (739 KB) - dated 16 September 2019
• Bundesregierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (291 KB) - dated 10 September 2019
• German Plant Breeders' Association (BDP) (490 KB) - dated 17 September 2019
• Eric Alasdair Kennington (86 KB) - dated 18 September 2019
• Euroseeds (669 KB) - dated 20 September 2019
• Maximilian Haedicke (502 KB) - dated 23 September 2019
• Roel van Woudenberg (591 KB) - dated 23 September 2019
• Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (937 KB) - dated 20 September 2019
• L.J. Steenbeek (145 KB) - dated 24 September 2019
• Julian Cockbain (59 KB) - dated 24 September 2019
• KSVR, Patentanwälte (348 KB) - dated 24 September 2019
• Office belge de la Propriété Intellectuelle (4 MB) - dated 24 September 2019
• FICPI (411 KB) - dated 25 September 2019
• Austrian Patent Office (303 KB) - dated 26 September 2019
• FEMIPI (211 KB) - dated 26 September 2019
• Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (175 KB) - dated 26 September 2019
• The Kingdom of the Netherlands (266 KB) - dated 26 September 2019
• IP Federation (211 KB) - dated 27 September 2019
• VPP e.V. (134 KB) - dated 27 September 2019
• Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI) (7MB) - dated 27 September 2019
• No patents on seeds! (137 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• Statement signed by 49 organizations and 2.725 individuals (678 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• Peter de Lange (316 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• The Danish Government (661 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• Axel Metzger, Herbert Zech and Charlotte Vollenberg (402 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• Fritz Dolder (360 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• epi (141 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• Plantum (6 MB) - dated 30 September 2019
• CropLife International and the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) (104 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) (423 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) (504 KB) - dated 30 September 2019
• Thomas Leconte (1 MB) - dated 1 October 2019
• International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) (385 KB) - dated 1 October 2019
• Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (CNCPI) (556 KB) - dated 1 October 2019
• European Union (2 MB) - dated 1 October 2019
• Olaf Malek (3 MB) - dated 21 October 2019

Amicus curiae briefs

• Peter de Lange (594 KB) - dated 24 June 2019
• Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) (196 KB) - dated 28 June 2019
• epi (793 KB) - dated 1 July 2019
• Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) (456 KB) - dated 2 July 2019
• DeltaPatents (317 KB) - dated 10 July 2019

• Referring Board’s decision

Amicus curiae briefs

• Philips International B.V. (156 KB) - dated 7 August 2019
• Siemens AG (239 KB) - dated 16 August 2019
• Dr. Swen Kiesewetter-Köbinger (165 KB) - dated 18 August 2019
• FEMIPI (224 KB) - dated 22 August 2019
• CIPA (357 KB) - dated 22 August 2019
• Patentanwaltskammer (892 KB) - dated 21 August 2019
• Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte (282 KB) - dated 28 August 2019
• IBM (1 MB) - dated 28 August 2019
• EPI (127 KB) - dated 27 August 2019
• FICPI (219 KB) - dated 30 August 2019
• IPO (216 KB) - dated 29 August 2019
• VPP e.V. (172 KB) - dated 30 August 2019
• MAGMA Gießereitechnologie GmbH (272 KB) - dated 30 August 2019
• Dr. Reinier B. Bakels (178 KB) - dated September 2019
• IP Federation (355 KB) - dated 30 August 2019
• Dr. Martin Wilming (228 ) dated 1 September 2019
• Altair IP (171 KB) - dated 1 September 2019
• BARDEHLE PAGENBERG (496 KB) - dated 2 September 2019
• Bentley Systems (UK) Limited ( 350 KB) - dated 1 September 2019
• CNCPI (197 KB) - dated 1 September 2019
• AIPPI (344 KB) - dated 1 September 2019
• Michael M. Fischer (266 KB) - dated 2 September 2019
• Dr. Stefan Schohe (2 MB) - dated 1 September 2019
• European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) (238 KB) - dated 25 September 2019

• Referral pursuant to Art. 112(1)(b) EPC by the President of the European Patent Office - "Inadmissible appeal or deemed not filed?"
• Annexes to the Referral by the President of the Office
• Procedural documents

• Amicus curiae briefs

• Hansjörg Kley (145 KB) – dated 4 October 2018
• DeltaPatents (454 KB) – dated 8 October 2018
• Manuel Pavón Mayo (413 KB) - dated 23 October 2018
• EPI - F. Leyder (154 KB) - dated 25 October 2018
• FICPI (363 KB) - dated 29 November 2018
• Peter de Lange (314 KB) - dated 30 November 2018
• Octrooibureau Griebling (337 KB) - dated 30 November 2018
• Derk Visser (118 KB) - dated 30 November 2018
• Union-IP (303 KB) - dated 30 November 2018

Amicus curiae briefs

• K. H. Rhodes, ipo (PDF, 131 KB) - dated 22.2.2017
• G. Kiesel Le Cosquer, Cpi (PDF, 18.9 KB) - dated 27.2.2017
• B. Carion-Tavarella, Aspi (PDF, 24 KB) - dated 28.2.2017
• R. Pistolesi, FiCPI (PDF, 29.8 KB) - dated 28.2.2017
• A. Tangena, epi (PDF, 25.1 KB) - dated 1.3.2017
• C. P. Mercer (PDF, 34.2 KB) - dated 1.3.2017
• L. Davies, CIPA (PDF, 242 KB) - dated 1.3.2017
• M. Grammel (PDF, 186 KB) - dated 1.3.2017
• R. Jorritsma (PDF, 49.2 KB) - dated 1.3.2017
• D.X. Thomas (PDF, 889.18 KB) - dated 28.3.2017
• AIPPI Anonymous (PDF, 360.11 KB) - received 20.0.2017
• F. Leyder (PDF, 318.73 KB) - dated 18.0.2017

Amicus curiae briefs

• Third Party Observations - Anonymous (PDF, 24.6 KB)
• T. Bremi (Isler & Pedrazzini) (PDF, 55.3 KB)
• T. Bremi (PDF, 484 KB)
• P. Hess /Bahrdehle Pagenberg (PDF, 30.6 KB)
• M. Schoenmaker/VNO NCW (PDF, 47.3 KB)
• J.P. Chauvin/Business Europe (PDF, 25.6 KB)
• J. Wachenfeld & O. Ridderbisch /VOSSIUS (PDF, 65.7 KB)
• R. Hollingsworth/abpi (PDF, 60.3 KB)
• D. Pearse /Barker Brettel (PDF, 52.2 KB)
• S. W. Miller /IPO (PDF, 68.9 KB)
• P. Heino (PDF, 49.3 KB)
• G. Fuchs and Prof. M. Haedicke (PDF, 46.6 KB)
• C. Keussen /Patentanwaltskammer (PDF, 19.6 KB)
• D. L. Brown/HASELTINE LAKE (PDF, 28.5 KB)
• A. Esslinger /Betten & Resch (PDF, 36.9 KB)
• R. C. van Duijvenbode/NLO (PDF, 24.6 KB)
• E. Melon/efpia (PDF, 15.4 KB)
• epi without attachement 1 (PDF, 22.6 KB)
• R. van Woudenberg/DELTAPATENTS (PDF, 37.6 KB)
• M. Burdon/IPLA (PDF, 25.8 KB)
• Dr. H. Fleischer (PDF, 33.3 KB)
• R. Pistolesi /FICPI (PDF, 29.6 KB)
• CPI (PDF, 10.3 KB)
• A. Brester /CIPA (PDF, 24.3 KB)
• Féaux de Lacroix (PDF, 73.7 KB)
• G. de Kernier (PDF, 88 KB)
• G. Campabadal i Monfa'/WSGR (PDF, 48 KB)
• T. Burchardi/ERICSSON (PDF, 54.7 KB)
• M. Wallinger (PDF, 43.9 KB)
• M. Lawrence/CONCERTO (PDF, 32.9 KB)
• M. Lawrence/CONCERTO IP Limited part1 + part2 asembled (PDF, 32.5 KB)
• Anonym (PDF, 55,4 KB)
• R. Willoughby/LES (Britain 6 Ireland) (PDF, 49.2 KB)
• F. Leyder (PDF, 64.6 KB)
• C. D. England/IP (PDF, 34 KB)
• O. Butriy (PDF, 22 KB)
• J. Lempert/LICHTI (PDF, 39.8 KB)
• F. Leyder (PDF, 65.7 KB)

Amicus curiae briefs

• Third Party Observations - Anonymous (PDF, 26,1 KB)
• epi (PDF, 24 KB)
• CIPA (PDF, 15,5 KB)
• Fish & Richardson P.C. (PDF, 37,3 KB)
• AIPLA (PDF, 49,3 KB)
• Third Party Observations - Hoffmann Eitle (PDF, 23,7 KB)
• Third Party Observations - Anonymous (PDF, 26,2 KB)
• Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann (PDF, 43,5 KB)
• Hoffmann Eitle (PDF, 32, 6 KB)
• Mathys & Squire (PDF, 43,5 KB)
• Koninklijke Philips N.V. (PDF, 51,1 KB)
• FICPI (PDF, 25,1 KB)
• Godemeyer Blum Lenze (PDF, 44,2 KB)
• Godemeyer Blum Lenze (PDF, 26 KB)

Amicus curiae briefs

• FICPI (PDF, 23.6 KB)
• GRIEBLING (PDF, 43.9 KB)
• BARDEHLE PAGENBERG (PDF, 30.7 KB)

Amicus curiae briefs

• Renesse et-all
• Titmus and Shaw
• Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter
• Deutsche Vereinigung für gew. Rechtsschutz
• EPI
• EvB- Erklärung von Bern
• Plantum
• Cockbain and Sterckx
• CIPA
• UNION of European practitioners in intellectual property
• FICPI
• CropLife Int.
• EuropaBio
• AIPPI
• UFS Union Franc. Semencieres
• Deutscher Bauernverband
• ESA
• Standard Brief (2538 signatures)
• Dr. S.J.R. Bostyn, LL.M

Amicus curiae briefs

• Schmidtchen (PDF, 22.7 KB)
• FICPI (PDF, 47.7 KB)

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Amicus curiae briefs

• Standard letters in English, German and French signed at present by over 6.600 people
• E. and U. Becken, dated 01.07.12
• S. Csörgö-European Seed Association, dated 28.08.12
• M. Eberle, dated 15.10.12
• Dr. U. Schmidt, dated 16.10.12
• M. Schwarz, dated 16.10.12
• S. Lehmann-Keine Patente auf Tiere und Pflanzen, dated 16.10.12
• Prof. F. Dolder, dated 23.11.12
• F. Meienberg-Erklärung von Bern, dated 26.11.12
• Prof. S. Sterckx and J. Cockbain, dated 27.11.12
• Prof. J.-F. Dhainaut- Haut Conseil des Biotechnologies, dated 28.11.12
• J. Crump-FICPI, dated 28.11.12
• Dr. C.-S. Scäfer-BDP Bundes Verband Dt. Pflanzenzüchter, dated 19.10.12
• F. Schmider-European Crop Protection, dated 28.11.12
• C. Csörgö-ESA European Seed Association, dated 30.11.12
• UFS Union Francaise des Semenciers, dated 29.11.12
• C. Mercer-CIPA, dated 30.11.12
• S. C. Dack-Hoyng Monegier-, dated 30.11.12
• Dr. C. Then-no patent on Seeds, dated 30.11.12
• U. Hemmerling-Deutscher Bauernverband, dated 30.11.12
• E. Gebhardt und a. Mitglieder des Eur. Parlaments, dated 28.11.12
• Dr. N. P. Louwaars-Plantum, dated 03.12.12
• Dr. B. Aegler-Win Win Invest, dated 30.11.12

Amicus curiae briefs

• Hansjoerg Kley (PDF, 46.1 KB)
• E. A. Kennington (PDF, 23.7 KB)
• Beetz & Partner (PDF, 36.6 KB)

Amicus curiae briefs

• epi (PDF, 490 KB)

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Amicus curiae briefs

• AstraZeneca (PDF, 267 KB)
• Boff, J.C. (PDF, 634 KB)
• Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (PDF, 29 KB)
• Davies, Simon (PDF, 286 KB)

Amicus curiae briefs

• Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/10 (PDF, 120 KB)
• Rehberg Hüppe + Partner (PDF, 1.95 MB)
• epi (PDF, 190 KB)

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Amicus curiae briefs

• Kley (PDF, 271 KB)

• Procedural documents related to the referral (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Includes the text of the referral, the composition of the board and the Enlarged Board of Appeal's decision.

Amicus curiae briefs

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• Accenture (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• ACT (PDF, 460 KB)
  
• AIPLA (PDF, 74 KB)
  
• AIPPI (PDF, 2.5 MB)
• APEB (PDF, 1.15 MB)
• Apple (PDF, 460 KB)
  
• April (PDF, 900 KB)
• ASOLIF (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• ATI (PDF, 205 KB)
  
• Bakels, R. (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  
• Balos, I. (PDF, 360 KB)
• Bayer, C. (PDF, 270 KB)
• BIKT et al (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Breesé, P. (PDF, 120 KB)
• BSA (PDF, 65 KB)
  
• BT (PDF, 560 KB)
• BUSINESSEUROPE (PDF, 1.6 MB)
  
• Butler, M.J. (PDF, 260 KB)
• Canonical Group Ltd (PDF, 530 KB)
  
• CCIA (PDF, 300 KB)
• CIPA (PDF, 110 KB)
  
• Combeau, J. (PDF, 630 KB)
• CompTIA (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  
• Cowsley, C. (PDF, 230 KB)
• Davies, S. (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  
• De Keyzer (PDF, 84 KB)
• DIGITALEUROPE (PDF, 80 KB)
  
• Duhme,Torsten, Dr. (PDF, 1 MB)
  
• Ealey, D. (PDF, 200 KB)
• ECONET et al. (PDF, 1 MB)
• E-genius (PDF, 200 KB)
  
• epi (PDF, 280 KB)
• ERICSSON (PDF, 750 KB)
• Featherwing, B.S. (PDF, 340 KB)
  
• FFII (PDF, 3.9 MB)
  
• FFII Sweden (PDF, 63 KB)
• FICPI (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• France Télécom (PDF, 180 KB)
• Fries, Eckhard, sen (PDF 5,5 MB)
  
• fsfe (PDF, 516 KB)
  
• G-N-U GmbH (PDF, 120 KB)
• Gröschel, R. (PDF, 400 KB)
  
• Gustavson, Stefan (PDF, 220 KB)
• Hagel, F. (PDF, 1 MB)
  
• Hallén, Jacob (PDF, 225 KB)
• Henrion, B. (PDF, 270 KB)
  
• HISPALINUX (PDF, 460 KB)
• IBM (PDF, 420 KB)
• ICC (PDF, 110 KB)
  
• IFSO (PDF, 230 KB)
  
• Illuminet (PDF, 190 KB)
  
• intellect (PDF, 35 KB)
• IP Federation (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  
• IPLA (PDF, 510 KB)
• ipulse (PDF, 520 KB)
  
• ITECHLAW (PDF, 735 KB)
  
• IZGSE (PDF, 400 KB)
• jCOM1 (PDF, 350 KB)
  
• JIPA (PDF, 300 KB)
• Karl, C. (PDF, 520 KB)
• Kennington, E.A. (PDF, 3.6 MB)
  
• Kiesewetter-Köbinger, S. (PDF, 580 KB)
  
• Knuth, D., Prof. (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Land, A. (PDF, 620 KB)
  
• Lawrence, William (PDF, 915 KB)
• LESI (PDF, 310 KB)
• Markieta, J. (PDF, 190 KB)
• Marks & Clerk LLC (PDF, 350 KB)
  
• MCS (PDF, 106 KB)
• Microsoft, General Electric (PDF, 1.6 MB)
  
• Nullmeier, M. (PDF, 660 KB)
• Opentia (PDF, 2.2 MB)
• Patentanwaltskammer (PDF, 1 MB)
  
• Philips (PDF, 46 KB)
• Piratenpartei (PDF, 400 KB)
• Piratpartiet (PDF, 44 KB)
• Pitney Bowes (PDF, 130 KB)
• Polish Patent Office (PDF, 1 MB)
  
• redhat (PDF, 3 MB)
  
• SAP (PDF, 3.5 MB)
  
• Schächtele, W. (PDF, 78 KB)
• Schestowitz (PDF, 48 KB)
• Schulz, M. (PDF, 220 KB)
  
• ScriptumLibre (PDF, 410 KB)
• SIEMENS (PDF, 210 KB)
• Silicon Economics (PDF, 550 KB)
• SIPF (PDF, 790 KB)
  
• Sterckx, Sigrid, Prof. Dr. (PDF, 3.7 MB)
• Straus, Joseph, Prof. Dr. (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  
• Sylvestris, T. (PDF, 525 KB)
• Synka, J. Dr. (PDF, 510 KB)
  
• TELES AG (PDF, 1537 KB)
• Thum, Simon (PDF, 170 KB)
• tmp lab (PDF, 160 KB)
• Ung Pirat Sweden et al (PDF, 320 KB)
• UNION of European Practitioners in Industrial Property (PDF, 270 KB)
  
• United Kingdom (PDF, 900 KB)
• Velok (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  
• VESPA-ACSOEB (PDF, 1 MB)
• Villanueva, I. (PDF, 150 KB)
• VPP (PDF, 890 KB)
  
• Wessels, A. (PDF, 85 KB)
  

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Amicus curiae briefs

• Abelmann S.
  
• AG bäuerliche Landwirtschaft e.V.
  
• AGSTG
  
• Aktion RETTE EIN LEBEN
  
• Ampt H.
  
• Winkelnkemper I.
  
• Anders S.
  
• Angela F.
  
• Anschütz M.
  
• Aymans M.
  
• Baehrens R.
  
• Bauer G.
  
• Bauer M.
  
• BD
  
• Beier I.
  
• Bersch W.
  
• Bieber S.
  
• Bioland e.V.
  
• BIOSUISSE
  
• Blum R.
  
• Brandenberger M.
  
• Bremer Erzeuger-Verbraucher Gen. e.G.
  
• Broetz M. u. U., Dres.
  
• Bund Naturschutz Bayern e.V.
  
• Bund Naturschutz Bayern, Fürth-Land
  
• Bund Naturschutz, Creussen
  
• Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V.
  
• Bund Naturschutz, Schrobenhausen
  
• Bund Naturschutz, Veitsbronn
  
• Bund Umwelt- u. Naturschutz, KG Aschaffenburg
  
• Bündnis gentechnikfreie Region
  
• CAUSSADE semences
  
• Cerveny M., Dr.
  
• CIPA
  
• Clarke J.
  
• Clar & Horneburg
  
• Cress G.
  
• CropLife International
  
• DaGG
  
• Dallmer J.
  
• Decker R.
  
• Demeter
  
• Demeter e.V.; Darmstadt
  
• Demeter; Luxembourg
  
• Dendorfer T.
  
• Denzler V.
  
• Deutscher Bauernverband
  
• Dolder F., Dr. Prof.
  
• Dreschflegel e.V.
  
• Eck M.
  
• E.F. Schumacher-Gesellschaft
  
• Eibl S.
  
• ESA
  
• EURALIS SEMENCES
• Feiler C.
  
• Feth V.
  
• Feuerstein A.
  
• Fiegert S. u. P.
  
• Findeis R.
  
• Findeis W.
  
• Fleig B.
  
• Frank E., Dr.
  
• Friedl M.
  
• Gebler G. ua.
  
• Gerlach M. u. J.
  
• Gersbach P.
  
• Gillig G.
  
• Goldner B.
  
• Graf-Scherdi A.
  
• Greenpeace e.V.
  
• GRÜNE LIGA e.V.
  
• GUSB
  
• Güntert A.
  
• Haberkorn G.
  
• Hackel A.
  
• Harrer S.
  
• Hauser J.
  
• Hauser M.
  
• Häusl H.
  
• Heimstätte Birkenhof
  
• Hestermann A.
  
• Hestermann M.
  
• Hestermann V.
  
• Hochreiter E.
  
• Hochreiter H.
  
• Hochstrasser U.
  
• ifak e.V.
  
• IG Saatgut
  
• Ing.-Büro Koch
  
• Jackson A.
  
• Jackson A.
  
• Jakobi A.
  
• Jäger S.
  
• Kaese P.
  
• Kaindlstofer B.
  
• Kath. Landvolk Bewegung, Landsberg
  
• Katzmair E.
  
• Kaupenjohann GbR
  
• Keller GmbH & Co. KG
  
• Kindergarten Hundham e.V.
  
• Kirchgaesser U.
  
• Klass M.
  
• Klein J.
  
• Koch R.
  
• Konieczny F.
  
• Kornkraft Hosüne
  
• König I.
  
• Kuhlemann O.
  
• Kuttenberger Ch.
  
• Lang M.
  
• LNV
  
• Luz U., Dr. Prof.
  
• Martzog N., Dr.
  
• Mattheus W.
  
• Meier M.
  
• Meyer K.
  
• Mikkelsen L.
  
• Mitchell E.
  
• Mitchell E.
  
• Mohr G.
  
• Moritz W.
  
• Müller E., Prof.
  
• Müller E. ua.
  
• Natur-Tier-Garten
  
• Neuner A.
  
• Obermaier F.
  
• Oelmüller B.
  
• OGM dangers
  
• OGM dangers, Paris
  
• Ohm S.
  
• ÖBV-Via Campesina Austria
  
• Ökologischer Ärztebund e.V.
  
• Pahl H. u. D.
  
• Pechmann H.-A., Dr.
  
• Petersen S.
  
• Plant Biosciences / Monsanto
  
• Rath D.
  
• Riedel K.
  
• Runge R.
  
• R2n
  
• SAMBUCUS e.V.
  
• (Sammeleingabe)
  
• SBV Schweizerischer Bauernverband
  
• Schmid H.
  
• Schmid N.
  
• Schmidt S.
  
• Schneider S.
  
• Schröder E. u. H.
  
• Schwarz R., Dr.
  
• Seidler M., Dr.
  
• Sieghart S.
  
• Sindlinger W.
  
• Solidarität EINE WELT
  
• SONETT OHG
  
• Sonntag B.
  
• Steinberg A.
  
• Stenzell I.
  
• Sterr
  
• Stiftung GEKKO
  
• Sträter Ch.
  
• Stuhley U.
  
• Tautz C., Dr.
  
• Tippe R. et al
  
• Ulitz B.
  
• UNION SYNDICALE FEDERALE
  
• Verband Kath. Landvolk
  
• Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband
  
• Verzagt H.
  
• Volkmann-Neidig I.
  
• Völk B.
  
• Walter D., Dr.
  
• Wecker F.
  
• Wehmann H.
  
• Wieden A. u. M.
  
• Wiese A.
  
• World Youth Alliance
  
• Zschunke A.
  

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• Bayrischer Bauernverband (PDF, 266 KB)
• BDP (PDF, 315 KB)
• CIOPORA (PDF, 800 KB)
• CIPA (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• CropLife (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• Deutscher Bauernverband (PDF, 169 KB)
• Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtschutz (PDF, 7.3 MB)
• Dolder, F. (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• DRL (PDF, 310 KB)
• Dubiel, M. (PDF, 184 KB)
• epi (PDF, 5.7 MB)
• ESA (PDF, 330 MB)
• GeN (PDF, 370 KB)
• Greenpeace (PDF, 900 KB)
• Gruber (PDF, 703 KB)
• International Seed Federation (ISF) 1 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• International Seed Federation (ISF) 2 (PDF, 60 KB)
• Netzwerk Afrika Deutschland (PDF, 350 KB)
• Plantum NL (PDF, 390 KB)
• Sterckx, S,. Prof. (PDF, 4.3 MB)
• Sterckx, S., Prof. addendum (PDF, 15 KB)
• Tippe, R. u.a. (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Tippe, R. u.a., part 1 of signatures (PDF, 215 KB)
• Tippe, R. u.a., part 2 of signatures (PDF, 930 KB)
• Utviklingsfondet et al (PDF, 480 KB)
• Völk, B. (PDF, 470 KB)
• Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft (PDF, 400 KB)

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• Società Italiana Brevetti
• Siemens AG
• S. Kremer of Mewburn Ellis
• Philips
• FICPI
• ESHG
• epi
• A. Sheard o.b. Amersham
• Praxis Dr. Med U. Kübler
• H.P. Pfeifer o.b. of Roche Diagnostics