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[tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>]

Important point, yes.  But unfortunately, once a chance-seedling has gone 
past some
certain points down the "public" route, it is no longer legal to patent it.  
(Unless
the patent-applicant is willing to lie to the feds.  I think that adds 
another layer
of fuss-- & possible delay & expense-- to the patent process, and applicant 
may end
up w/o a patent, at best.)  My question is, how do we make & keep a nice
chance-seedling so public that no dishonest patent-applicant can patent it? 


--- Dennis Norton <> wrote:

> Check out http://www.goodfruit.com/issues.php?article=335&issue=12 and you 
> can find many chance seedlings that have been patented such as Ambrosia, 
> Ginger Gold and Cameo to name a few.  Ginger Gold is a chance seedling that 
> sprang up in Clyde Harvey's orchard and he named it after his wife, Ginger! 
> It is a deliciously sweet golden that is a summer apple (ripening in mid - 
> late August in Northern Illinois.
> 
> Dennis Norton
> Royal Oak Farm Orchard
> http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
> http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tanis cuff" <>
> To: <nafex>
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 4:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] cider apples.(re:tannic acid)
> 
> >I just read the post from'Claude'-- thanks for that added info.!
> >
> > To clarify, Loneroc descrided a yellow apple of mine which he thought 
> > will 
> > make good cider because it has a great all-around flavor, then I 
> > described 
> > a second apple which is nowhere near as nice for just munching because it 
> > has only sugars & tannins.
> >
> > In past months I've been reading about patenting chance-seedling apples. 
> > For various reasons I don't think these can be patented, unless the 
> > applicant would want to lie to the patent office more than a little.  I 
> > would like to make them as public & publicly available as possible, 
> > ideally without the possibility of them being patented by someone more 
> > willing to lie.  I have a couple ideas.  Anyone like to discuss?
> >
> >
>


 
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