1. WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva, October 24, 2003 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDIUM-SIZED ARGENTINIAN SEED COMPANY Mr. Oscar Agustín Domingo, Director of Relmó S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina

2. Graph 1 – Production and area per year Source: SAGPYA

3. Graph 2.a. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. WHEAT Source: SAGPYA

4. Graph 2.b. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. MAIZE Source: SAGPYA

5. Graph 2.c. Yields of main crops in Kg/ha. SOYBEAN Source: SAGPYA

6. Table 1. Commercially-approved transgenic events Source: CONABIA SpeciesEventCharacteristic MaizeE-176Resistant to insects MaizeMON 810Resistant to insects MaizeT 25Tolerant of ammonium glufosinate MaizeBt11Resistant to insects Soybean40-3- 2Tolerant of glyphosate herbicide CottonMON 531Resistant to insects CottonMON 1445Tolerant of glyphosate herbicide

7. Graph 3 – Area cultivated with soybean Source: SAGPYA

8. Graph 5 – Share of transgenic crops Source: ASA

9. Table 2. Registered soybean (1995 - 2003) Source: INASE YearTransgenicNon transgenic 1995-8 1996511 19971223 199818 19992813 2000197 2001323 2002132 20039-

10. Table 3 – Quantity of maize hybrids registered by event (1995 – August 2003) Source: INASE YearTotalConvent. IMI non-GM Transgenic Total GM LLE-176MON 810BT 11 MON 810 + IMI 199534331000000 199633321000000 199747461000000 199842322233008 1999583910036009 20004931310120215 20018251101290030 20025536200143017 20033924100102214 Total4393242237745493

11. Table 4.a – Companies participating in the national GMO market Soybeans tolerant to glyphosate CompanyOriginVarieties Don MarioArgentina8 RelmóArgentina8 NideraMultinational Argentina28 SeminiumArgentina SyngentaMultinational5 MonsantoMultinational9 PioneerMultinational Santa RosaArgentina AgriseedArgentina

12. Table 4.b – Companies participating in the national GMO market Bt maize (resistant to insects) CompanyOriginHybrids Don MarioArgentina3 SursemArgentina DowMultinational NideraMultinational Argentina14 MonsantoMultinational16 PioneerMultinationaln/a SyngentaMultinational5-2 SeminiumArgentina Multisem[1][1]Argentina [1] [1] Introduced into the market in the 2003/2004 campaign.

13. What is RELMO?

14. Graph 6. Flow of licenses and services Maize Argentinian companies Argentinian companies TRA FMT Brazil (Matto Grosso Foundation Monsanto Argentina Biotech Various Companies USA INIA Uruguay Seed Company South Africa DSP Switzerland Various Companies USA Argentinian companies Wheat Soybean RELMO Maize SoybeanBt/RR Events Maize Wheat & Others Soybean Wheat Soybean

15. Conclusion 1.Property Rights UPOV – ISF – ASA – ARPOV Advantages + opportunities vs. disadvantages + shortcomings of a medium-sized company

16. Thank you for your attention