WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ONWIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGYIN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Geneva, October 24, 2003Geneva, October 24, 2003

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDIUM-SIZED ARGENTINIAN SEED DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDIUM-SIZED ARGENTINIAN SEED

COMPANYCOMPANY

Mr. Oscar Agustín Domingo, Mr. Oscar Agustín Domingo, Director of Relmó S.A., Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDirector of Relmó S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina

Graph 1 – Production and area per yearGraph 1 – Production and area per year Source: SAGPYASource: SAGPYA

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'91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02

Year

Area (millions of hectares) Production (millions of tons)

Graph 2.a. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. Graph 2.a. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha.

WHEAT WHEAT Source: SAGPYASource: SAGPYA

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57/5

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61/6

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6

69/7

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73/7

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77/7

8

81/8

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85/8

6

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01/0

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Season

Tn

/ h

a Varieties

Varieties w ith Mexican germplasm

Graph 2.b. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. Graph 2.b. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha.

MAIZE MAIZE Source: SAGPYASource: SAGPYA

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Temporada

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/ha

Variedades

Híbridos

Graph 2.c. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. Graph 2.c. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha.

SOYBEAN SOYBEAN Source: SAGPYASource: SAGPYA

1,500

1,700

1,900

2,100

2,300

2,500

2,700

2,900

Season

Tn

/ha

Table 1. Commercially-approved transgenic Table 1. Commercially-approved transgenic eventsevents

Source: CONABIASource: CONABIA

Species Event Characteristic

Maize E-176 Resistant to insects

Maize MON 810 Resistant to insects

Maize T 25 Tolerant of ammonium glufosinate

Maize Bt11 Resistant to insects

Soybean 40-3- 2 Tolerant of glyphosate herbicide

Cotton MON 531 Resistant to insects

Cotton MON 1445 Tolerant of glyphosate herbicide

Graph 3 – Area cultivated with soybeanGraph 3 – Area cultivated with soybean Source: SAGPYASource: SAGPYA

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2000000

4000000

6000000

8000000

10000000

12000000

14000000

1970

/71

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/73

1974

/75

1976

/77

1978

/79

1980

/81

1982

/83

1984

/85

1986

/87

1988

/89

1990

/91

1992

/93

1994

/95

1996

/97

1998

/99

2000

/01

2002

/03

Season

Ha

Graph 5 – Share of transgenic cropsGraph 5 – Share of transgenic crops Source: ASASource: ASA

Development of the area sown with GMOs

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96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 2001-2002 2002-2003

Season

%

Bt Maize Bt Cotton Soya tolerant of herbicides

Table 2. Registered soybean (1995 - 2003)Table 2. Registered soybean (1995 - 2003) Source: INASESource: INASE

Year Transgenic Non transgenic

1995 - 8

1996 5 11

1997 12 23

1998 18 18

1999 28 13

2000 19 7

2001 32 3

2002 13 2

2003 9 -

Table 3 – Quantity of maize hybrids Table 3 – Quantity of maize hybrids registered by event (1995 – August 2003)registered by event (1995 – August 2003)

Source: INASESource: INASE

Year Total Convent.IMI

non-GM

Transgenic

Total GMLL E-176 MON 810 BT 11

MON 810 + IMI

1995 34 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1996 33 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1997 47 46 1 0 0 0 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

Table 4.a – Companies participating in the Table 4.a – Companies participating in the national GMO marketnational GMO market

Soybeans tolerant to glyphosateSoybeans 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 Table 4.b – Companies participating in the national GMO marketnational GMO market

Bt maize (resistant to insects)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/an/a

Syngenta Multinational 5-2

Seminium Argentina

Multisem[1]

Argentina[1] Introduced into the market in the 2003/2004 campaign.

What is RELMO?What is RELMO?

Graph 6. Flow of licenses and servicesGraph 6. Flow of licenses and services

Maize

Argentiniancompanies

Argentiniancompanies

TRA

FMTBrazil

(Matto Grosso Foundation

Monsanto ArgentinaBiotech

Various CompaniesUSA

INIAUruguay

Seed CompanySouth Africa

DSPSwitzerland

Various CompaniesUSA

Argentiniancompanies

Wheat

Soybean

RELMO

Maize

Soybean Bt/RR Events

Maize

Wheat &Others Soybean

Soybean

Wheat

Soybean

ConclusionConclusion

1.1. Property RightsProperty Rights

UPOV – ISF – ASA – ARPOVUPOV – ISF – ASA – ARPOV

Advantages + opportunities vs. Advantages + opportunities vs. disadvantages + shortcomings of a disadvantages + shortcomings of a medium-sized company medium-sized company

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