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PSAS - Patenting
Sentinel and Action Service
For more info, browse its
own site (www.psas-web.net).
Terms of Reference
The Patenting Sentinel and
Action Service (PSAS) is an important
initiative of the International Committee for
Animal Recording (ICAR) as regards patenting in
the animal sector. This is an issue which is of
uttermost importance for the future of all
organizations involved in the sectors of animal
recording and genetic evaluation. The latest
developments in this field and the future prospects
are causing increasing concern among industrialists
and breeders, thus stressing the need for continuous
updating on the progress of animal patenting issues
worldwide and raising the awareness of professionals
regarding their possibility to take action towards
the protection of their professional interests.
Based on the above concerns, the Board of the
International Committee for Animal Recording has
considered ways to positively support ICAR member
organizations and other interested entities in
confronting the issue of patenting in animal
breeding. The result of the deliberations is the
ICAR Patenting Sentinel and Action Service,
formed in March-April 2006.
The service is based on an
international network for the exchange of
information, comprising initially those ICAR Member
Organizations who expressed their interest in this
initiative, and potentially open to other
organizations worldwide. A contact person in each MO
is responsible for sending information to the
network, with the aim to create a centralized,
ICAR-managed pool of patenting-related information
from a wide range of countries worldwide. ICAR has
the task of collecting all information and placing
it on this website. Furthermore, additional
information is collected by an appointed technician
and by the ICAR Secretariat, so as to ensure a
continuous monitoring of the international
developments in the animal patenting sector.
The PSAS website is managed by the ICAR Secretariat
and is under the direct supervision of ICAR’s
Secretary General, Dr. Andrea Rosati.
Mission
The
mission of the ICAR
Patenting Sentinel and Action Service (PSAS)
is to:
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constantly update its members on patenting
application legislation in the animal sector, so
as to lead to a deeper knowledge of the
theoretical and practical aspects of this issue;
-
monitor specific patent applications worldwide,
which are of most interest to its members;
-
possibly take action in a rapid and effective way
in relation to specific patenting applications.
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