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PepsiCo sues four Indian farmers for using its patented Lay's potatoes (www.reuters.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Being able to patent strains is stupid

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Followup 1: Pepsi withdraws Indian potato farmer lawsuits after political pressure

Followup 2: India revokes patent for PepsiCo's Lay's potatoes

Followup 2.5: Indian court turns down PepsiCo's appeal against revocation of potato patent

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Rare W from the current Indian government

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Copyright laws have ruined so much shit. Does anyone else know about certain people and companies copyrighting (trademarking?) specific colours to prevent others from using them? There’s vanta black, Tiffany blue, I think Barbie pink as well, and let’s not forget about literal fruit such as the pink pineapple being illegal to grow yourself. Now potatoes? This has gotten out of hand, it’s been out of hand.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Have you ever seen UPS' website? lol

© 2020 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, the UPS brandmark, and the color brown are trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

So absurd lol, also why would they sue the farmers? its not like they produce their own seed, they got it from a seed provider.

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