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Will Gallagher

Will Gallagher is currently working as an advocacy intern for OSA. Will is a third-year law student at the University of Maryland interested in agricultural law and intellectual property, and especially the intersections of the two. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2018 with a degree in biology and worked as a legislative aide to Maryland Senator Brian J. Feldman during the 2019 session. Will currently serves on the executive board of the Maryland Law Review, UMD Food Law Society, and UMD Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. He enjoys playing guitar, mountain biking, kayaking, and berry picking, and hopes to pursue a career that combines his passions for environmental science, the arts, and law.

Will Gallagher

Seed Policy · December 21, 2021

Utility patents and their discontents


In the seed industry, utility patents dominate as the most lucrative form of intellectual property.  A utility patent …

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Seed Policy · October 29, 2021

What’s the Cross-incompatibility Trait and How Can It Protect Seed Integrity?


In the face of widespread contamination, organic corn growers and plant breeders need assurance that cross-incompatibility genes will remain …

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Seed Policy · September 24, 2021

Will a White House Order Sow Seeds of Change on Antitrust?


OSA Advocacy Intern Will Gallagher recently unpacked what a July 2021 White House Executive Order on consolidation in agriculture could mean …

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Seed Policy · August 9, 2021

 USDA’s Deregulatory Stance on GE Crops is Risky & Short-sighted


Six environmental advocacy organizations filed suit last week against the USDA, challenging the agency’s May 2020 rule that brazenly removes …

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