WIPOUPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN PLANT

WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva, October 24, 2003 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDIUM-SIZED ARGENTINIAN SEED COMPANY Mr. Oscar Agustín Domingo, Director of Relmó S. A. , Buenos Aires, Argentina

Graph 1 – Production and area per year Source: SAGPYA

Graph 2. a. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. WHEAT Source: SAGPYA

Graph 2. b. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. MAIZE Source: SAGPYA

Graph 2. c. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. SOYBEAN Source: SAGPYA

Table 1. Commercially-approved transgenic events Source: CONABIA Species Event Characteristic Maize E-176 MON 810 T 25 Resistant to insects Tolerant of ammonium glufosinate Maize Bt 11 Soybean 40 -3 - 2 Cotton MON 531 Cotton MON 1445 Resistant to insects Tolerant of glyphosate herbicide

Graph 3 – Area cultivated with soybean Source: SAGPYA

Graph 5 – Share of transgenic crops Source: ASA

Table 2. Registered soybean (1995 - 2003) Source: INASE Year Transgenic Non transgenic 1995 1996 5 8 11 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 12 18 28 19 32 13 9 23 18 13 7 3 2 -

Table 3 – Quantity of maize hybrids registered by event (1995 – August 2003) Source: INASE Transgenic Year Total Convent. IMI non-GM 1995 34 33 1 0 0 0 1996 33 32 1 0 0 0 1997 47 46 1 0 0 0 1998 42 32 2 2 3 3 0 0 8 1999 58 39 10 0 3 6 0 0 9 2000 49 31 3 1 0 12 0 2 15 2001 82 51 1 0 1 29 0 0 30 2002 55 36 2 0 0 14 3 0 17 2003 39 24 1 0 0 10 2 2 14 Total 439 324 22 3 7 74 5 4 93 LL E-176 MON 810 BT 11 MON 810 + IMI Total GM

Table 4. a – Companies participating in the national GMO market Soybeans tolerant to glyphosate Company Origin Varieties Don Mario Argentina 8 Relmó Argentina 8 Nidera Multinational Argentina 28 Seminium Argentina Syngenta Multinational 5 Monsanto Multinational 9 Pioneer Multinational Santa Rosa Argentina Agriseed Argentina

Table 4. b – Companies participating in the national GMO market Bt maize (resistant to insects) Company Origin Hybrids Don Mario Argentina 3 Sursem Argentina Dow Multinational Nidera Multinational Argentina 14 Monsanto Multinational 16 Pioneer Multinational n/a Syngenta Multinational 5 -2 Seminium Argentina Multisem[1] Argentina [1] Introduced into the market in the 2003/2004 campaign.

What is RELMO?

Graph 6. Flow of licenses and services Argentinian companies Maize Argentinian companies DSP Switzerland Wheat & Others Soybean Wheat RELMO Argentinian companies TRA Various Companies USA Soybean Wheat Soybean Maize Soybean FMT Brazil (Matto Grosso Foundation Soybean Maize Seed Company South Africa INIA Uruguay Various Companies USA Bt/RR Events Monsanto Argentina Biotech

Conclusion 1. Property Rights UPOV – ISF – ASA – ARPOV Advantages + opportunities vs. disadvantages + shortcomings of a medium-sized company

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