The Evolution of In-house Legal & IP Departments
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. This quote, likely incorrectly attributed to...Read more
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Dr. Michael A. Kock is Head Intellectual Property for Syngenta Crop Protection AG based in Basel, Switzerland. He joint Syngenta January 2007. Michael studied chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology in Germany and China and graduated with a Diploma in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in molecular biology. He started his carrier in pharmaceutical research before he focused on intellectual property. Michael is a qualified European and Swiss Patent Attorney. He has longtime experience in IP laws with specific expertise on life science, biotechnology and plant related innovations in an international context, including prosecution, litigation, validation, and licensing. Michael is member of the IP advisory committees of several industry associations (International Seed Federation, CropLife, European Seed Association, ICC), and IP association (GRUR). He regularly lectures on IP and has published several papers on plant IP issues in peer reviewed IP journals. Focus points of his work include new models for technology and IP dissemination and licensing to enable open innovation and collaboration.