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Breeder's Rights Act (No. 58 of 2000).

Country/Territory
Iceland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Intellectual property rights/patents Plant variety Classification/declassification Procedural matters Registration
Geographical area
Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force immediately.
Abstract

The present Act lays down rules on breeder's rights to the intellectual property related to the discovery or development of new plant varieties. It contains 28 articles organized in the following chapters: I. General provisions; II. Application; III. Research and registration; IV. Cultivation rights; V. Penalties, etc. According to Article 1, a person who cultivates, discovers, or develops a new plant variety or acquires the right to it, the owner of the variety may, according to this Act, acquire the exclusive right to exploit it for commercial purposes. This right is granted on the basis of an application to the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority. The Act covers cultivars of all genera and species of plants, including hybrid genera and species. The conditions for granting a plant variety right are laid down in Article 2 and include the requirement that the variety be clearly special, i.e., it can be clearly distinguished from other varieties known on the date of application. The entitlements granted by a plant variety right are described in detail.

Full text
Icelandic
Website
www.althingi.is