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

Putting the power of seed into the hands of growers
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.
In the seed industry, utility patents dominate as the most lucrative form of intellectual property. A utility patent …
In the face of widespread contamination, organic corn growers and plant breeders need assurance that cross-incompatibility genes will remain …
OSA Advocacy Intern Will Gallagher recently unpacked what a July 2021 White House Executive Order on consolidation in agriculture could mean …
Six environmental advocacy organizations filed suit last week against the USDA, challenging the agency’s May 2020 rule that brazenly removes …
Promoting an abundant and diverse organic seed supply, tended in perpetuity by skilled and interconnected communities