Protection of New Plant Varieties Act, 2001. Pays/Territoire Barbade Type du document Législation Date 2001 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-35. Titre completAn Act to provide for the protection of new varieties of plants, to give effect to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, 1994 as it relates to the protection of new plant varieties and for related matters. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Législation de base Production végétale Variété végétale Matériel de reproduction/semences Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs Institution Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé “Variety is defined in section 2. The Chief Agricultural Officer shall be responsible for the administration of this Act (sect. 3). Section 5 sets out in detail the criteria for the protection of a plant breeder’s right. These criteria are novelty, distinctness, homogeneity, and stability. Further a variety shall be denominated in accordance with section 27. Section 10 defines the right to apply for protection by one or more persons, whereas section 12 further qualifies applicants with respect to residence or citizenship. An application may be transferred or assigned in accordance with section13. The scope and duration of a plant breeder’s right are set out in section 15, whereas section 16 lists certain acts that are except from protection. Section 19 concerns the period of protection. Sections 22 to 33 set out procedures of application for and examination and grant of a plant breeder’s right. Section 27 contains rules for the denomination of a variety for which an applicant has been lodged. Section 39 concerns voluntary licensing of the right whereas section 40 provides for compulsory licensing. Remaining provisions concern legal proceedings and the register of plant breeder’s rights to be kept by the Registrar of Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.caricomlaw.org Références - Législation Implementé par Protection of New Plant Varieties Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 133 of 2001). Législation | Barbade | 2001 Mot clé: Production végétale, Variété végétale, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Institution, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Source: FAO, FAOLEX Protection of New Plant Varieties Order, 2001 (S.I. No. 134 of 2001). Législation | Barbade | 2001 Mot clé: Production végétale, Variété végétale, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Source: FAO, FAOLEX