Application for SIPA Annual Membership

SIPA Annual Membership Sign-up

Primary Membership Level

Select your desired membership level. This is required.

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Full Member, $12,000/year
Associate Membership, $6,000/year
Associate Membership, $3,000/year
Supporting Membership, $1,200/year
Universities and State Agencies are welcome to participate at an Institutional Level of membership for FREE.

Membership Privileges

Full Member

  • Full voting rights at both Program and Division levels
  • Right to participate in the Divisions
  • Access to educational materials and communications from the Alliance

Associate Member

  • Right to participate in the Divisions
  • Access to educational materials and communications from the Alliance

Supporting Member

  • Access to educational materials and communications from the Alliance
  • May be asked to participate in a specific Division (Divisional participation is limited to 10% of the total number of members)

Additional Membership Options

In addition to the primary membership, SIPA offers board seat options for additional divisions. The board seat positions are limited to the level of your selected primary membership. Joining these are not required.

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Field Crop Division Board Level

Full Member, $9,000/year
Associate Membership, $4,500/year
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Flowers & Vegetables Division Board Level

Full Member, $9,000/year
Associate Membership, $4,500/year
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Primary Representative Information

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Communications Representative Information

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Legal Representative Information

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Invoicing Representative Information

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SIPA Code of Ethics

Please review the SIPA Code of Ethics. Check the box below to confirm your organization agrees to and accepts the SIPA Code of Ethics.

Seed Innovation and Protection Alliance (“SIPA”) member companies should sustain and advance the integrity, honor, and prestige of the seed industry by:

1. Complying at all times with the SIPA Antitrust Compliance Policy;

2. Understanding and complying with valid and relevant federal and state laws as well as foreign national laws relating to intellectual property rights in seed and seed technologies, including judicial interpretations of such laws;

3. Establishing best practices for the protection or enforcement of seed and seed technologies;

4. Honoring valid contracts, including but not limited to, production, marketing, distribution, or sale of seed, between seed companies, service providers, suppliers, and customers involving the use and protection of intellectual property as well as governing confidentiality and trade secrets; and

5. Honoring final, unappealable rulings by a United States court of law or administrative body related to intellectual property.

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We will review your application shortly. Once your application is approved we will send an email with information about your Annual Membership dues and where to send your payment.

Please Note: Application must be signed by an authorized representative of the firm to certify the dues classification is correctly stated.

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Check here to indicate that you have read and agree to the SIPA Member Benefits & Terms.

Become a SIPA Member

The Seed Innovation and Protection Alliance is established to promote the understanding and value of seed innovations as well as to facilitate and promote the respect of intellectual property rights for the benefit of members, growers, industry associates, consumers and the agricultural community. To learn more, visit our SIPA Member Benefits & Terms on our website.

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