Expertise
Our Expertise
Protecting innovation is critical in responding to industry challenges.
Agriculture
The Agricultural industry faces many future challenges including climate change, food security, bio-security, water scarcity, fossil fuel depletion, changes in consumer demands and low profit margins.
These challenges will require new farming skills and equiptment that use resources more efficiently and better manage risks by being adaptable to changing environmental conditions.
Innovation is critical in responding to these challenges and the protection of the intellectual property in such innovations is often a key component of their success.
At Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, we have a number of highly qualified and experienced professionals who specialise in a range of plant and agriculture technologies including:
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> Alternative Farming Practices |
> Antibiotic Replacement |
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> Biofuel Production |
> Biological Trait Selection |
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> Cloning |
> Disease Resistance |
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> Farming Equipment |
> Genetic Lineage Tracing |
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> Growth Enhancement |
> Herbicides, Pesticides and Fertilisers |
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> Hybrid Seed Production |
> Male Sterility |
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> Marker Assisted Breeding |
> Pest Management |
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> Plant Tissue Culture |
> Soil Microbiology |
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> Stem Cell Production |
> Transgenic Animals |
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> Veterinary Pharmacetucals and Vaccines |
Our Agriculture Team
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Scott WhitmoreAssociate, Agriculture Practice Group Leader Adelaide
Scott majored in biochemistry and pharmacology and has His research and PhD studies focussed on disease gene identification, primarily in the field of cancer. Scott also has experience managing intellectual property portfolios, having worked for an Australian biotechnology company for over four years.
To find out more about IP issues relating to your technology, please contact Scott at scott.whitmore@pof.com.au. |
You can see all our practitioners with Agriculture experience here.
