Fueling the land

RATIONALE

Increasing global population – 7.1 Billion (2013)

Food? – 1.2 million farms

– $225 billion

BioFuel? – 2.7% transport fuel

– 86 billion liters (US)

WHO ARE WE?

Software Company

– Algorithm and process

– Data management interface

– Established database

MARKET RESEARCH

CropWat 8.0

– Crop water requirements based on soil, climate and crop data.

US2006287896

– Crop insurance process using defined attributes

Geneious

– DNA management/Phylogenetic simulation

IP STRATEGY

Trademark Copyright Patent Know How

Design

Soil genetic chemical Data & Results

Database

<software code>

User Manual

Raw Data

Independent, Encrypted server

Algorithm & Process

PATENT STRATEGY + TIMEFRAME

File Priority

Application in

USA

National/Regional

Phase

Applications

EPO

USA

Japan

Others

48 Months

G R A N T

18 Months 30 Months

9 Month

Opposition

Examination Notice of Grant

12 Months

Publication

+ International Search Report (non-binding

opinion) Trade Mark

application

Market

Research

Decision on what country to

patent in

PCT Application

Software

Launch

TRADE MARK

TRADE MARK

DESIGN

LICENSING IP

Commercial • End User License (Single User)

– € 2,000 (per user)

• Site/Volume License – € 4,000 (per user)

• 1 year free Bronze technical support

• Option to upgrade to Gold or Silver technical support for extra cost

• Extra cost for addons

Non-Commercial

• Academic License (€1,000)

• No Technical Support

License/Sublicense Strategy – Patent, copyright, and know-how – Scope of licence: Non-exclusive license – Duration: 5 years, renewable based on performance. – No warranty – License Fee:

Upfront: €50,000 Milestones: €100, 000

– Royalty: 8% – Ownership of improvements: Free license to Improvements

LICENSING IP

FINANCES

MILESTONES TIMELINE

Oct 2014

Oct 2014

Nov 2014

Feb 2015

Nov 2014

Mar 2015

Mar 2015

Apr 2016

May 2016

Oct 2014

Nov 2014

Feb 2015

March2015

March2015

April 2016

April 2016

FUTURE VENTURES

Software Add Ons

Range of plant analysis • Ash • Pine • Rapeseed • Poplar

Cost Analysis • Projected expenditure • Yield • Recommendations

Licenses • Additional Licenses generated out of R and D for Addons

FUTURE VENTURES

Selling Database Access

Benefits to industry • Agro geographical data • Identify key growing markets • Identify challenges to growth • Modify plants ie. drought resistant • Reclaim land

Benefits to Government • Farmland financial/grant management

• Import/Export Planning • Project yield • Direct Policy- invest biofuel, wind,

solar

Fueling the land