Terms of reference    top

 

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   top

 

The mission of the ICAR Patenting Sentinel and Action Service (PSAS) is to:

- 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.

 

 

 

 PSAS members    top

 

List updated on 27 October 2006