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IP ownership change spurs new wool research

IP ownership change spurs new wool research

By Peter Kerr for sticK

(sticK - 10 April 2012 ) As agriculture’s orphan child, laden with centuries of tradition and structure, coarse wool has recently exhibited a refreshing turn of mind to attempt to spin a new future.

The realisation that wool industry participants weren’t interested in co-investing in generic projects if individual companies didn’t end up owning their own piece of intellectual property has been a major catalyst for change.

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