A farmer was sentenced to prison for the illegal breeding of a protected tomato variety
The Court of Appeal of Catania ratified the 15,000 euro fine and one year in prison sentence imposed on a tomato producer for the illegal breeding of a protected tomato variety. The conviction is based on the crime established in the second paragraph of article 517ter of the criminal code, related to the "manufacture and sale of products that violate industrial property rights",

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