“Terminator Technology”-A Technological Fix for an IP Problem?(ParcⅡ)

3 Registration History As was mentioned above,the Terminator patent was that registered in 1995 by the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA)and the Delta & Pine Land Company. 30 The involvement of the USDA has been explained as part of the US Government's concern to protect the in- tellectual property of its agri-businesses in

3 Registration History As was mentioned above, the Terminator patent was that registered in 1998 by the United States Department of Agriculture （USDA） and the Delta ＆ Pine Land Company. 30 The involvement of the USDA has been explained as part of the US Government＇ s concern to protect the intellectual property of its agri-businesses in overseas markets. A USDA spokesman has apparently explained that the technology is to be ＂widely licensed and made expeditiously available to many seed companies＂ in order ＂to increase the value of proprietary seed owned by US seed companies and to open up markets in Second and Third World countries＂.31