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Tag: IPR

Resources · August 17, 2023

Navigating Intellectual Property Rights Used on Seed


In the U.S., navigating intellectual property rights that are commonly used on seed can be confusing and complicated. Over the years OSA has …

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Resources, Seed Policy · July 21, 2023

USDA Launches New Seed Liaison Initiative


This week USDA announced the launch of its Seed Liaison Initiative to help growers, plant breeders, and others who work with seed navigate …

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Intellectual Property Rights on Seed: Resources & Tools


In the U.S., navigating intellectual property rights that are commonly used on seed can be confusing and complicated. Over the years OSA has …

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Seed Policy · September 21, 2022

OSA Testifies at USDA Hearing on Competition and Intellectual Property Rights


OSA’s Kiki Hubbard testified at the USDA’s hearing on seed competition and intellectual property rights (IPR) on August 24, 2022. The public …

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Seed Policy · June 8, 2022

One more week to make your voice heard!


Update: This comment period closed on June 15, 2022. Read OSA's full comments here. Are you a seed grower or company with firsthand …

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Seed Policy · April 15, 2022

Speak Your Truth on Seed Industry Consolidation & Intellectual Property Rights


Submit comments to USDA  through May 16, 2022 On March 11, the USDA launched an inquiry into public concerns regarding seeds and …

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September 17, 2021

Derechos de propiedad intelectual, raza y colonialismo: una conversación comunitaria


Esta es una grabación de una presentación de panel seguida de una conversación comunitaria sobre la intersección de la raza, el colonialismo …

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September 13, 2021

Derechos de propiedad intelectual, raza y colonialismo: Una conversación comunitaria

September 15, 2021
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Pacífico / 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Montaña / 2:00 – 3:30 P.M. CENTRAL / 3:00 – 4:30 p.m Este | ZOOM

Regístrese a continuación para unirse a Organic Seed Alliance para una presentación de panel seguida de una conversación comunitaria sobre …

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August 11, 2021

Intellectual Property Rights, Race, and Colonialism: A Community Conversation

September 15, 2021
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Central Time | Zoom

Register below to join Organic Seed Alliance for a panel presentation followed by a community conversation on the intersection of race, …

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Events, Seed Policy · December 16, 2020

New Recording: Seed Commons & Ownership


We're pleased to share the below recording of Seed Commons & Ownership: A Listening Session on Intellectual Property Rights that was …

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November 19, 2020

Seed Commons & Ownership: A Listening Session on IPR


Organic Seed Alliance and co-hosts Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems and National Center for Appropriate …

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October 6, 2020

Seed Commons & Ownership: A Listening Session on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) 

November 19, 2020
9:00 a.m. Pacific / 10:00 a.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Eastern | Zoom

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, and the National Center for Appropriate …

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