Legal history was made on March 8th, 2005 in Munich, Germany when the Technical Board of Appeals of the European Patent Office (EPO) revoked in its entirety a patent on a fungicide made from seeds of the Neem tree, concluding a ten-year battle in the world`s first legal challenge to a biopiracy patent. The victory goes to three intrepid women from Texas, India and Norway: Linda Bullard, Vandana Shiva and Magda Aelvoet.</p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/neem_pr_08_03_05.pdf">press release of IFOAM, the Greens and the Research Foundation for Science</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/neem_briefing_08_03_05.pdf">press release of IFOAM, the Greens and the Research Foundation for Science</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/img/neem_victory_ladies.jpg">picture of the victorious ladies</a>