Free Conference:Intellectual Property Issues for Horticulture Industry

[grace]

I thought this may be of interest to the horticulturers.

 

Wednesday 22 October 2008

What's in a Name? Plant Variety Names and Trade Marks in Horticulture

 

Free Conference

Presenter: Various Presenters

Venue: Theatrette, Ground Floor, The Innovation Building, Digital Harbour, 1010 LaTrobe St, Docklands, Melbourne

Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

 

Contact: Carol Ballard, ph: 3346 7506, email: c.ballard@law.uq.edu.au

Further Details: What's in a Name? Plant Variety Names and Trade Marks in Horticulture

 

Free Conference

 

Digital Harbour, Docklands, Melbourne

 

9.30am – 4pm, Wednesday, 22 October 2008

 

The Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture (ACIPA) in conjunction with Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) is holding a free Conference that looks at the important role that naming and branding plays in Australian horticulture. The Conference is designed for researchers, growers, industry associations and others involved in horticulture to examine the importance of naming as a means of branding and commercialising horticultural products.

 

The Conference will examine:

 

• the naming of plants from scientific, plant breeder’s rights and trade mark perspectives;

 

• situations where naming has played a key role in branding and marketing; and

 

• the role of certification trade marks in branding and quality assurance.

 

Date: Wednesday, 22 October 2008

 

Time: Registration 9.30am

 

Close 4.00pm

 

Cost: Free

 

Venue: Theatrette, Ground Floor, The Innovation Building, Digital Harbour, 1010 LaTrobe St, Docklands, Melbourne

 

Confirmed speakers and topics include:

 

- Prof Brad Sherman, Director, ACIPA, The University of Queensland, and Member of Plant Breeder’s Rights Advisory Committee

 

Opening Address

 

- Dr Roger Spencer, Horticultural Botanist, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

 

'Naming a Plant Variety: The Scientific Realities'

 

- Benny Browne, Principal, Griffith Hack, and Member of Plant Breeder’s Rights Advisory Committee. 'Naming a Plant Variety: The Plant Breeder’s Rights Perspective'

 

- Christine Lowe, Partner, Davies Collison Cave

 

'The Role of Trade Marks in Branding for Horticulture'

 

- Michael Hart, Manager, Vegetable Centre, Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research

 

'The Tassie Vegetable Story'

 

- Jon Durham, Managing Director, Apple & Pear Australia Ltd

 

'The Pink Lady™ Story'

 

- Bridgette Engeler Newbury, Director, Incognito Sum

 

'What’s in a Name? A Marketing Perspective'

 

- Michael Pullen, Executive Officer, Australian Vine Improvement Association

 

'Certification Trade Marks: A Case Study'

 

- Graham Brown, Team Leader, Trade Marks Examination, IP Australia

 

'Pulling it all Together: What Makes a Strong Trade Mark?'

 

Enquiries: Carol Ballard, ACIPA, The University of Queensland

 

Phone: 07 3346 7506 Email: c.ballard@law.uq.edu.au

[Kali Mist]

Thanks,

 

I've got 5 PBR patentable mutant (non-cannabis) plants so far & working on some more (I Love Colchicine).

 

The cost of international PBR patenting is a big issue when each country usually has to be done individually.

Edited September 11, 2008 by Kali Mist

[grace]

Thanks,

 

I've got 5 PBR patentable mutant (non-pot) plants so far & working on some more (I Love Colchicine).

 

The cost of international PBR patenting is a big issue when each country usually has to be done individually.

 

Hi Kali

 

My understanding is that no one can get a patent for the cannabis plant. See Patents Act below.

You may be able to get a trademark for a new variety??

It might be worth looking into if you want to safeguard your IP.

 

Pharmaceutical companies, universities, governments and individuals already have hundreds of registered patents and trademarks for cannabis products. They extract the cannabinoids from the plant or use parts of the plant, process or mix them with other substances, put them in a pill or spray form or produce a food, drink or beauty product and presto a new innovation. ie Sativex, CannaBIS Ice Tea.

 

grace

 

IP Australia

 

http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/index.html

 

 

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) controls the international registration system.

 

http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/patents.html

 

Links to registered patents and trademarks relating to cannabis and cannabinoids.

 

Cannabis

http://www.wipo.int/tools/en/gsearch.html?...;sa=Search#1234

 

Cannabinoid

http://www.wipo.int/tools/en/gsearch.html?...;sa=Search#1323

 

 

The Patents Act (Cth) 1990

 

Section 18 (3) For the purposes of an innovation patent, plants and animals, and the biological processes for the generation of plants and animals, are not patentable inventions.

 

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/con...t/pa1990109.rtf

[Kali Mist]

Hi Kali

 

My understanding is that no one can get a patent for the cannabis plant. See Patents Act below.

 

Hi Grace,

 

Thanks for the handy links.

 

The PBR patentable plants I mentioned are non-cannabis (fortunately/unfortunately).

 

Hopefully someday SOON the laws will change