University Plant Commercial:IP, Deals and the USDA

The target audience for this webinar is: - Anyone new to plant-related technology transfer - Administrative and support staff who work with plant-related cases - Experienced plant tech transfer professionals who would like a refresher course - Plant breeders and plant geneticists from your university who could use a tutorial - Other members of a tech transfer team who would like to have a general appreciation of what their plant-specialist co-workers do This practical webinar covers: - The basics of plant patents, plant-related utility patents, plant variety protection, and foreign plant breeder's rights, including deposits and export of plants for DUS testing. Trademark issues will also be discussed. - The basics of plant licensing, including choice of contract, how to identify milestones (annual minimum royalties, etc.), and how to overcome points of difference - Metrics for plant-related commercialization, and how to talk to stakeholders regarding the importance of plant-related commercialization to their constituents. - How to work with the USDA as co-applicant, including CRADA basics and plant-specific issues. You will learn about: - Legal framework for approaching plant IP protection - Decision points for choice of legal protection for plants - Types of licensing approaches used in plants - Decision points for choosing a licensing approach - Suggestions and resources for working with the USDA