Belgian farmer sentenced to pay fine for unlawful use of saved seed

The Antwerp Court of Appeal has sentenced a farmer in the Belgian province of Antwerp to pay a large fine and damage compensation to Breeders Trust.On May 2, the full bench division of the court sentenced the farmer involved to pay Breeders Trust a compensation of more than EUR90k in lost income for not reporting his acreage farm saved seed for the varieties Asterix and Fontane which are protected under Plant Breeders’ Rights.
In addition, the court determined that Breeders Trust has also