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Intellectual Property

Apr. 22, 2015

Michael R. Ward

Morrison & Foerster LLP San Francisco Patent


Ward represents the University of Minnesota, the world's leading developer of new apple varieties. He prosecutes patents, plant variety protection certificates and protects plant breeders' rights on behalf of the university. The Honeycrisp and Minneiska are two apple varieties that Ward has worked on for the university.


"Outside of the U.S., you can get a plant patent in only two countries: Australia and Japan. You can protect plant varieties by gett...

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