Jocelyn Bosse
@jocelynbos.se
Researching intellectual property and plants, food, and agriculture 🌿
Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast
🏳️🌈 she / her
Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast
🏳️🌈 she / her
It's always a grim sign when Australians are looking at your country and saying "huh, this feels eerily familiar..."
lol this is a segment Andrew Bolt did (maybe still does?)
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
It's always a grim sign when Australians are looking at your country and saying "huh, this feels eerily familiar..."
Caladium plant named 'UF-15-131'
US #PlantPatent No. 37,218 (granted today)
The variety is distinguished by its deep red-purple blotches and tolerance to leaf sunburn when grown outside, as well as disease resistance, amongst other features.
US #PlantPatent No. 37,218 (granted today)
The variety is distinguished by its deep red-purple blotches and tolerance to leaf sunburn when grown outside, as well as disease resistance, amongst other features.
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Caladium plant named 'UF-15-131'
US #PlantPatent No. 37,218 (granted today)
The variety is distinguished by its deep red-purple blotches and tolerance to leaf sunburn when grown outside, as well as disease resistance, amongst other features.
US #PlantPatent No. 37,218 (granted today)
The variety is distinguished by its deep red-purple blotches and tolerance to leaf sunburn when grown outside, as well as disease resistance, amongst other features.
Hubbard was able to convince the Society that he had a PhD in nuclear physics and they even made him a member of their “Scientific Advisory Board.”
He'd attach an E-Meter, then stab the fruit with a nail or tear off some leaves to show that the plants were "feeling pain."
He'd attach an E-Meter, then stab the fruit with a nail or tear off some leaves to show that the plants were "feeling pain."
January 11, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Hubbard was able to convince the Society that he had a PhD in nuclear physics and they even made him a member of their “Scientific Advisory Board.”
He'd attach an E-Meter, then stab the fruit with a nail or tear off some leaves to show that the plants were "feeling pain."
He'd attach an E-Meter, then stab the fruit with a nail or tear off some leaves to show that the plants were "feeling pain."
Having some weekend fun reading about atomic gardening (the use of radiation to induce mutations in plants).
I totally forgot that L. Ron Hubbard was part of the British Atomic Gardening Society... that poor tomato...
I totally forgot that L. Ron Hubbard was part of the British Atomic Gardening Society... that poor tomato...
January 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Having some weekend fun reading about atomic gardening (the use of radiation to induce mutations in plants).
I totally forgot that L. Ron Hubbard was part of the British Atomic Gardening Society... that poor tomato...
I totally forgot that L. Ron Hubbard was part of the British Atomic Gardening Society... that poor tomato...
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
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So, to help illustrate why this thread is so horrifying, Stanford did a study on Lexis+ AI, Westlaw AI-Assisted Research, and Thomson-Reuters Ask Practical Law AI, and found between 17% and 33% hallucinations even though these are supposed to be the retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) tools.
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
So, to help illustrate why this thread is so horrifying, Stanford did a study on Lexis+ AI, Westlaw AI-Assisted Research, and Thomson-Reuters Ask Practical Law AI, and found between 17% and 33% hallucinations even though these are supposed to be the retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) tools.
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Article from @theguardian.com by @damiengayle.bsky.social Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first "Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Article from @theguardian.com by @damiengayle.bsky.social Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first "Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I'd love to know how on earth the International Cotton Advisory Committee ended up on this list. Have they simply listed any organisation that has dared to mention climate change recently?
We’ve been withdrawn from over 30 international organizations, treaties, and conventions as of today, including multiple UN ones, as well as many having to do with energy, security, and human rights
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I'd love to know how on earth the International Cotton Advisory Committee ended up on this list. Have they simply listed any organisation that has dared to mention climate change recently?
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'Despite all their difficulties, universities remain an enormous and irreplaceable national asset. As well as educating millions of people, they generate about £24bn in export earnings, which is about 1% of GDP – more than aircraft manufacturing and legal services combined'. 1/2
The Guardian view on universities: Labour needs a clearer plan | Editorial
Editorial: Ministers promised a ‘change of approach’, but their new tax could tip weaker institutions over the edge
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:15 AM
'Despite all their difficulties, universities remain an enormous and irreplaceable national asset. As well as educating millions of people, they generate about £24bn in export earnings, which is about 1% of GDP – more than aircraft manufacturing and legal services combined'. 1/2
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we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Pineapple plant named 'FR20966'
US #PlantPatent No. 37,193 (granted today)
The new variety is resistant to Fusarium guttiforme (also known as fruit rot) and has fewer spines compared to its parent varieties. The variety was bred in Brazil.
US #PlantPatent No. 37,193 (granted today)
The new variety is resistant to Fusarium guttiforme (also known as fruit rot) and has fewer spines compared to its parent varieties. The variety was bred in Brazil.
January 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Pineapple plant named 'FR20966'
US #PlantPatent No. 37,193 (granted today)
The new variety is resistant to Fusarium guttiforme (also known as fruit rot) and has fewer spines compared to its parent varieties. The variety was bred in Brazil.
US #PlantPatent No. 37,193 (granted today)
The new variety is resistant to Fusarium guttiforme (also known as fruit rot) and has fewer spines compared to its parent varieties. The variety was bred in Brazil.
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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What a wrong answer
Starmer asked to respond to Trump breaking international law and seizing the leader of another sovereign nation replies that it is his "responsibility" to have a good relationship with the US President.
"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump," he tells the BBC
"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump," he tells the BBC
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
What a wrong answer
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Starmer has declared his ambivalence in the strongest possible terms and announced that the British government will equivocate with immediate effect.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Starmer has declared his ambivalence in the strongest possible terms and announced that the British government will equivocate with immediate effect.
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I'll add that Dr. Bosse has been a very kind and generous commentator for our casebook chapter on plants. We can't always fit in all the amazing details and background she provides but the chapter is much better than it would be without her comments and insights.
Patent Law: An Open-Access Casebook (v.2)
<p>Patent Law: An Open-Access Casebook is a comprehensive casebook covering all the fundamentals of the United States patent system. It is designed to be used a
papers.ssrn.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I'll add that Dr. Bosse has been a very kind and generous commentator for our casebook chapter on plants. We can't always fit in all the amazing details and background she provides but the chapter is much better than it would be without her comments and insights.
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Happy new year!
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Plant IP Year in Review 2025
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
ipkitten.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Happy new year!
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
Happy new year!
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Plant IP Year in Review 2025
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
ipkitten.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Happy new year!
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
calling up the guys who did the Louvre heist to see if they'll join me for One Last Job
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
calling up the guys who did the Louvre heist to see if they'll join me for One Last Job
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Some species officially bid us farewell this year. Recent IUCN assessments now list the slender-billed curlew, Christmas Island shrew, three Australian bandicoots, plants in Mauritius and Hawai‘i, and a Cape Verde cone snail as extinct.
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered…
news.mongabay.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. Recent IUCN assessments now list the slender-billed curlew, Christmas Island shrew, three Australian bandicoots, plants in Mauritius and Hawai‘i, and a Cape Verde cone snail as extinct.
If you're looking for something to get yourself in the mood for the New Year's Eve festivities, here's my review of the book "Beer Law"
Have a safe and fun start to 2026 everyone- sláinte, cheers, santé, prost, skål!
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...
Have a safe and fun start to 2026 everyone- sláinte, cheers, santé, prost, skål!
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...
[Book Review] Beer Law
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
ipkitten.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you're looking for something to get yourself in the mood for the New Year's Eve festivities, here's my review of the book "Beer Law"
Have a safe and fun start to 2026 everyone- sláinte, cheers, santé, prost, skål!
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...
Have a safe and fun start to 2026 everyone- sláinte, cheers, santé, prost, skål!
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...
December 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My review of "Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property" by William van Caenegem and Luc Desaunettes-Barbero.
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...
[Book Review] Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
ipkitten.blogspot.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My review of "Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property" by William van Caenegem and Luc Desaunettes-Barbero.
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...