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Compliance Programs: Step-by-Step Guide to Building and Scaling Effective Programs from Start-Ups to Large Enterprises
ComplianceAgriculture
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
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Gunnar Wieboldt
Former SVP, General Counsel, Vestaron Corporation, USA
Contract Mapping: Taking the Diligence Room and Contract Transparency to the Next Level
ContractAgriculture
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
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Gunnar Wieboldt
Former SVP, General Counsel, Vestaron Corporation, USA
Smart Farming and Managing Data
Data ManagementAgriculture
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
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Steven Schossberger
General Counsel and Vice President, Oregon Potato Company, USA
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Skylar Schossberger
J.D. Candidate, University of Idaho College of Law, USA
Patent Protection of Plants in AATF Biotechnology Project Countries
Intellectual PropertyAgriculture
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
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Alhaji Tejan-Cole
Legal Counsel, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Kenya
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Marcelin Tonye Mahop
IP Rights Consultant, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Cameroon
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Aprinah Magarinah Shikoli
African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Cameroon
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Howard Okiror
Legal Counsel, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Kenya
Pitfalls and the Opportunities of Commercialising and Managing Co-Created Intellectual Property
Intellectual PropertyAgriculture
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
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Madelein Kleyn
CEO, Mad K IP Consulting (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Small-scale Farmers and the Impact of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Industrial Agriculture
Intellectual PropertyAgriculture
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
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Michael Lanser
Senior Legal Counsel, Skandia Mutual Life Insurance Company, Sweden
Protection of Confidential Information and The Competition Authorities – A South African Perspective
Data ProtectionAgriculture
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
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Nordely Wright
Product Developer- Plant and Soil Health, Oro Agri Sa (Pty)., South Africa
The Use of Mediation in Settling Patent Disputes
ArbitrationAgriculture
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
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Thorsten Bausch
Partner, Hoffmann Eitle, Germany
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Friederike Heckmann
Senior Patent Counsel, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, Germany
Moral Rights: To Waive or not to Waive The Right of an Employer
Intellectual PropertyAgriculture
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
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Madelein Kleyn
CEO, Mad K IP Consulting (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Intellectual Property Rights: New Approach Supporting Farmers’ Rights
Intellectual PropertyAgriculture
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
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Juanita Chaves Posada
Farmers' Rights Capacity Development Manager, Global Forum on Agricultural Research- GFAR, Italy
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