Compliance Programs: Step-by-Step Guide to Building and Scaling Effective Programs from Start-Ups to Large Enterprises
Business operates in a world of risks including geopolitical, regulatory, environmental, and macroeconomic. Many of these risks cannot be controlled. On the other hand, “conduct based risk”, or risks stemming...Read more
Gunnar Wieboldt
Former SVP, General Counsel, Vestaron Corporation, USA
Contract Mapping: Taking the Diligence Room and Contract Transparency to the Next Level
Traditional methods of tracking contracts miss the opportunity to provide meaningful context and insight relating to the contracts of the company to management, the board members, auditors, and investors. ...Read more
Gunnar Wieboldt
Former SVP, General Counsel, Vestaron Corporation, USA
Smart Farming and Managing Data
You may find walking down the frozen food aisle of a grocery store less than extraordinary. Unless, of course, you are particularly hungry. Hungry or not, if you consider that...Read more
Steven Schossberger
General Counsel and Vice President, Oregon Potato Company, USA
Skylar Schossberger
J.D. Candidate , University of Idaho College of Law, USA
Patent Protection of Plants in AATF Biotechnology Project Countries
The basis of this article stems from the evolution of protection of plant biotechnology culminating in the extension of intellectual property rights to plant biotechnology. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO)...Read more
Alhaji Tejan-Cole
Legal Counsel, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Kenya
Marcelin Tonye Mahop
IP Rights Consultant, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Cameroon
Aprinah Magarinah Shikoli
African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Cameroon
Howard Okiror
Legal Counsel, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Kenya
Pitfalls and the Opportunities of Commercialising and Managing Co-Created Intellectual Property
Intellectual property rights bestow certain rights upon the creator thereof. In particular the right of ownership.
In compliance with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) ...Read more
Madelein Kleyn
Chief Legal and IP Officers, Omnisient Rf Pty, South Africa
Small-scale Farmers and the Impact of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Industrial Agriculture
This paper addresses the specific link between developed countries policies on intellectual property rights (IPRs) and its economical outcome for small-scale farmers with regard to food security, one perspective from...Read more
Michael Lanser
Senior Legal Counsel, Skandia Mutual Life Insurance Company, Sweden
Protection of Confidential Information and The Competition Authorities – A South African Perspective
The management of confidential information is key to maintain active competition between companies in the same market. Protocols for the management of confidential information need to be implemented by within...Read more
Nordely Wright
Product Developer- Plant and Soil Health, Oro Agri Sa (Pty)., South Africa
The Use of Mediation in Settling Patent Disputes
Multinational patent disputes are highly complex as they frequently deal with complicated technical facts and arguments that must be presented in numerous jurisdictions with different legal systems and jurisdictional traditions....Read more
Friederike Heckmann
Senior Patent Counsel, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, Germany
Thorsten Bausch
Partner, Hoffmann Eitle, Germany
Moral Rights: To Waive or not to Waive The Right of an Employer
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which came into effect on 1 January 1995, is an international legal agreement between the member nations of the...Read more
Madelein Kleyn
Chief Legal and IP Officers, Omnisient Rf Pty, South Africa
Intellectual Property Rights: New Approach Supporting Farmers’ Rights
Genetic diversity is and has been crucial for human survival and wellbeing. Plant genetic resources are of inestimable value to humankind. Since the beginning of agriculture, farmers, through careful selection...Read more
Juanita Chaves Posada
Farmers' Rights Capacity Development Manager, Global Forum on Agricultural Research- GFAR, Italy