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ARTICLE · 27 MARCH 2021

Challenges In Plant Variety Protection In India

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In India, the Plant Variety Protection and Farmers Rights (PPVFR) Act, 2001 (‘Act') is a sui generis system that intends to establish an effective system for protection of plant varieties and the rights of plant breeders and farmers.

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Vijaylaxmi Rathore
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In India, the Plant Variety Protection and Farmers Rights (PPVFR) Act, 2001 ('Act') is a sui generis system that intends to establish an effective system for protection of plant varieties and the rights of plant breeders and farmers. It provides legal protection of a plant variety to a breeder in the form of Plant Breeder's Rights (PBRs), which is a part of intellectual property rights system that offers exclusive rights to a breeder of the registered variety.

PPVFR Act, in conformity with TRIPs agreement, grants a certificate of registration for a variety issued under this Act which confers an exclusive right on the breeder or his successor, his agent or licensee, to produce, sell, market, distribute, import or export the variety.

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