Beyond the Greenhouse
How to protect what you've bred, crossed and created
Event Details
Date
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location
Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center
Description
Plant patents, Plant Variety Protection certificates or utility patents? Learn what each protects, how they differ and when to use them. This practical session will help you identify the right IP strategy for new plant varieties, genetic traits and related technologies. Hear from Tammy VanHeyningen, Partner, Quarles; Erin Swinstead, Associate, Quarles; Aaron Lowenstein, Patent Scientist, Quarles; and Emily Bauer, Director of Licensing, Food & Ag, WARF.
Cost
Free, registration required
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-960-9891 (voice only) or email anaas@warf.org to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.