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Neem Patent Case Digest
Neem Patent Case Digest
Neem Patent Case Digest
But Grace eventually managed to arrange a joint venture with a firm called P
J Margo Pvt. Ltd. They are now setting up a plant in India which will process
neem seed for export to the US. Initially, the plant will process 20 tons of
seed a day. They are also setting up a network of neem seed suppliers, to
ensure a constant supply of the seeds and a reliable price. Grace is likely to
be followed by other patent-holding companies. In 1992, the US National
Research Council published a report designed to 'open up the Western
world's corporate eyes to the seemingly endless variety of products the tree
might offer'.
According to one of the members of the NRC panel, 'In this day and age,
when we're not very happy about synthetic pesticides, [neem] has great
appeal.'