About this event
When it comes to crop protection, the benefits of IP aren’t just confined to conventional synthetic compounds. A new range of chemical treatments based on natural materials is being developed: from semiochemicals, including pheromones, to plant extracts and companion crops.
As innovators seek to secure investment for growth or protect their products in international markets, IP continues to play a critical role. Going green doesn’t have to mean going to market unprotected.
What you'll learn
Using real-world examples, this webinar will illustrate the different forms of IP available to agrochemical innovators as they embrace natural products. It will provide an insight into the benefits if you obtain IP protection – and the pitfalls if you don’t.
Practical considerations around obtaining IP protection for innovation using natural products.
- Top tips for identifying the IP in your innovation
- Myth-busting: clearing up some of the most common misconceptions about IP
- Obtaining IP protection on a budget
- What to do if your invention is copied
Speaker profiles
Sheila Wallace is a partner at Marks & Clerk and a Chartered (UK) & European Patent Attorney.
Sheila has an extremely broad-ranging patent practice covering a variety of chemical subject matter. Although there is a strong emphasis on pharmaceuticals, she also handles a diverse range of subject matter in other fields, including agrochemicals and fertilisers. She worked in the agrochemical industry for a number of years, both as an in-house patent attorney for an agrochemical manufacturer and for a tech-transfer company with an agrochemical portfolio.
