A CHALLENGE FOR THE ASGGN IS TO ADOPT AN IP POSITION THAT IS WORKABLE ACROSS BORDERS. IN ORDER TO DO THIS, DOCUMENTATION MUST BE ACCEPTABLE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF PARTIES WITHIN A VARIETY OF LEGAL JURISDICTIONS.
A major challenge to delivering animal breeding solutions for managing CH4 emission is accurate phenotyping of large numbers of animals of known pedigree in order to establish the genetic parameters for a methane trait.
So that the best use of data and material from a wide group of independently funded researchers can be made, there will be a requirement to share both data and material.
In order to do this there will be a need for an agreed Intellectual Property policy.
This document, which is still in Draft form, backgrounds the need for an agreed intellectual property position, and offers examples of documents that are in use in existing international genetics and genomics collaborations for discussion - many of the parties likely to be signatory to an ASGGN agreement are already working in projects covered by documents similar to those that are included.
To read the Draft IP document, download it below. Currently it is still in draft form, and your comments are welcome.