Application for SIPA Annual Membership

  • Our members include leading seed companies and service providers from throughout the United States and the world. SIPA welcomes membership from across the seed industry, including, growers, producers, authorized dealers, brokers, suppliers, service providers, universities, as well as state and federal agencies.

  • Select your SIPA Member Participation

    Visit our SIPA Member Benefits & Terms to learn more about our Membership.

    * SIPA currently has two Divisions: Field Crops and Flowers & Vegetables; other Divisions may be added to SIPA in the future.

  • Program Board Level

  • Field Crop Division Board Level

  • Flowers & Vegetables Division Board Level

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  • Primary Representative Information

    Please confirm that you are the primary representative for the organization and that your information is up to date.

    If you are not the primary representative please update contact information below.

  • Communications Representative Information

    Please confirm your Communications Representative for your organization.

    You must provide information for your Communications Representative.

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  • Legal Representative Information

    Please confirm your Legal Representative for your organization.

    You must provide information for your Legal Representative.

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  • Invoice Representative Information

    Please confirm your Invoice Representative for your organization.

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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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  • Thank you for your interest in the SIPA Annual Membership

    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.

    The second year of membership will be pro-rated, based on when the application was processed. SIPA is on a fiscal year, which begins July 1. The undersigned agrees to comply with the bylaws of the Association.

    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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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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