SeedQuest - Focus on intellectual property protection

Regulación y Propiedad Intelectual, pilares esenciales para la innovación - El sector de Agroquímicos es uno de los más regulados del mundo

Entrevista realizada a Carlos Buzio, presidente de CropLife Latin America, por el programa peruano Rumbo Económico.

A propósito del foro internacional "Productividad Agrícola.

Un desafío para América Latina" que se llevó a cabo en Lima, Perú el día 11 de Mayo de 2010.

John Schoenecker
Director, Intellectual Property
Harris Moran Seed Company
- Vegetable sector
- Agricultural cooperative
- Differentiating markets

Lorne Hadley
Executive Director, Canadian Plant Technology Agency (CPTA)
- Creation of the CPTA (07/10)
- Canada's position on PBR (07/10)
- The future of plant breeders' rights (07/10)
- Enforcing intellectual property (07/10)
Source: Germination

Marcel Bruins
Secretary General
International Seed Federation
- Biggest issue for the seed industry today
- Disrespect for intellectual property
Source: Seed World

Rob Hannam
President
Synthesis Agri-Food Consulting
- Biggest single challenge facing the seed industry today (10/09)
Source: Germination

Seed World video interview:
Robert Jondle
Managing Partner
Jondle & Associates
Source: Seed World

Seed Settlements
“A lot of major litigations have settled, which to me, is a positive sign.”

Licensing Strategies
“They need to license to access the best technology and the best germplasm…”

Risky Business
“There definitely is an increase in the strongly worded terms in a license agreement that could have a negative effect on your company…”\

Patent Options Tighten
“The U.S. patent examiners have taken a very negative stance…”

Global Patents Can Be Tough
“The problem countries are of course the big ag companies of Brazil, Argentina, China and India…”

Anti-Trust Licensing
“With the consolidation now it makes larger companies face a very serious anti-trust issue.”

Biggest IP Mistake
“…has been companies not staying informed…”

Smartest IP Strategies
“…are those involving a world wide plan and also doing crystal balling…”

Carrie LaCrosse
Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement
U.S. State Department

Intellectual Property and Innovation
Carrie LaCrosse discusses the value of IP for agriculture, looking in particular at new plant varieties and how IP is part of the solution in addressing the issues of food security. (April 09)
View YouTube video
Source: CropLife International

Howard Minigh
President & CEO
CropLife International

The importance of IP for agricultural production
With the world population increasing, more food will need to be produced on less land. IP rewards innovation, and encourages further investment in solutions that address food security issues in a sustainable manner.
(April 09)
View YouTube video
Source: CropLife International

Denise Dewar
Executive Director
CropLife International

The importance of IP for agricultural production
Denise Dewar discusses how researchers are creating new and innovative solutions to address global needs such as food insecurity and climate change. (April 09)
View YouTube video
Source: CropLife International

Judge Randall R. Rader
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Judge Randall R. Rader discusses the value of a strong IP system in maintaining an innovative economy, not only for the 'industrial giants' but also for developing nations.
(April 09)
View YouTube video
Source: CropLife International

John Kilama
President
Global Bioscience Development Institute

John Kilama discusses the need to foster growth in African countries by establishing formal property rights systems.
(April 09)
View YouTube video
Source: CropLife International

Joseph Cote
Cote Associates
Intellectual Property Expert

- What is Intellectual Property?
- Protecting and Managing IP
- Commercializing IP
- What's new in IP today?
- Strategy in filing for patents
- Patent worth
- Valuation methods for IP
- Selling or licensing IP
- Q&A with Joe Cote on IP

Seed World video interview:
Andrew LaVigne
CEO, American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)
Source: Seed World (12/06)

Intellectual property
ASTA has started a program to educate the users of seed about intellectual property.

Seed companies CAN help
It’s important for individual seed companies to incorporate into their presentations the issue of intellectual property.

Dorothy Murrell
2006-2007 President
Canadian Seed Trade Association
- IP protection in Canada
- Variety registration
Source: Seed World (10/06)

On managing and enforcing Plant Breeders' Rights
Kees van Ettekoven
Naktuinbouw
The Netherlands
(January 2003)

Jean-Christophe Gouache
CEO, Field Seed Division
Limagrain Group
(May 2006)

Jean-Christophe Gouache discusses the European Union's perspective on plant patents and breeders' rights, WTO negotiations, acceptance (or unacceptance) of agricultural biotechnology, seed treatments, Limagrain biotech trials, and agriculture at large. He also discusses the European legal and business landscapes for the seed industry.
(temporarily unavailable)

On genetic use restriction technologies (GURTs)
Dr. Harry Collins
Delta and Pine Land Company
(February 2003)

On the plant variety protection system in the United States
Dr. Paul Zankowski
Commissioner
Plant Variety Protection Office
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USA
(June 2002)

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