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Protection of New Plant Varieties Regulations, 2000 (Cap. 82:75).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Ministry of Legal Affairs
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Registration Intellectual property rights/patents
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

These Regulations implement various provisions of the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act, 1997 and provide, among other things, for: fees payable under the Act (art. 3 and First Schedule); forms (art. 4 and Second Schedule); appointment of agent or representative under section 12 of the Act; application for the grant of a plant breeders' right (art. 6); proposal of variety denomination (art. 7); withdrawal or transfer of application for grant or renunciation or annulment of rights pursuant to section 19 of the Act (arts. 8 to 14); declaration of forfeiture (art. 15); cancellation of a variety denomination (art. 6); notification of non-compliance (art. 17); invitations under section 31 of the Act (art. 18); Rejection of application or opposition to grant (arts. 19 and 20); procedures following request of annulment, etc. (art. 21); request for the registration of licence contracts or compulsory licence, cancellation of registered licence of right (arts. 22 to 24); contents of Register of Plant Breeder's Rights (art. 25); other procedures relative to the Register or communications with Controller (arts. 26 to 34).

Full text
English
Website
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt

References - Legislation

Implements

Protection of New Plant Varieties Act (Cap. 82:75).

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 1997 (2011)

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX