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Act on legal protection of plant varieties.

Country/Territory
Poland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Journal of Laws 2018 Pos. 432
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant variety Basic legislation Intellectual property rights/patents
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 1 May 2004.
Abstract

This Act sets forth the legal framework concerning protection of plant varieties. It regulates the mode and method of granting and depriving the right to protection of a variety bred or discovered by the breeder, and the scope of protection of this right. Exclusive breeders’ rights are granted by the Centre for Research on Cultivated Plants Varieties. An exclusive right shall not be granted if the variety has been declared for protection or is protected by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO). The present Act is composed of four Sections: (1) General provisions; (2) Exclusive rights of a breeder on varieties; (3) Criminal provisions; (4) Transitional and final provisions.

Full text
Polish
Website
isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Regulation establishing the amount of seed material required to carry out tests of distinction and stability.

Legislation | Poland | 2004

Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the application for breeders' rights.

Legislation | Poland | 2004

Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on procedures to apply for plant breeders' rights on discovered varieties.

Legislation | Poland | 2004

Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act amending the Act on legal protection of plants varieties.

Legislation | Poland | 2006

Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act amending the Act on legal protection of plants varieties.

Legislation | Poland | 2011

Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX