This session addresses key intellectual property rights developments including the role of new innovations, changes to the U.S. PVP programs, international developments including UPOV and the International Treaty, and the Joint ASTA-PVP Office Molecular Marker Working Group.
Agenda:
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Welcome • Anti-Trust Statement • Approve Agenda |
Debby Hill, Chair |
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Intellectual Property Rights to Promote Improved Cultivar Improvement: A Broken System or Still Being Broken In? |
Dr. Stephen Smith, Affiliate Professor Dept of Agronomy Iowa State University |
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Update from USDA AMS |
Ruihong Guo, Deputy Administrator USDA AMS |
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Report from ASTA IPR Emerging Issues Working Group |
Audrey Charles, ASTA IPR EIWG Chair |
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Update from SAA IPR committee |
Marymar Butruille Chair, SAA IPR Committee |
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Update from ISF IPR Coordinating Group |
Debby Hill, Vice-Chair, ISF IPR Coordinating Group |
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Update from Seed Innovation Protection Alliance |
Eloy Corona Executive Director Seed Innovation Protection Alliance |
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Closing Remarks |
Debby Hill |
Eloy Corona - Seed IP Education & Enforcement Program d/b/a Seed Innovation & Protection Alliance
Ruihong Guo - USDA - USDA
