Protection of Plant Variety
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This course provides an in-depth study of the legal mechanisms for protecting plant varieties, with a focus on intellectual property rights for plant breeders. It covers the eligibility criteria for plant variety registration, distinguishing between new, extant, and farmers’ varieties. Participants will learn about the procedural aspects of plant variety registration, including application, examination, and grant of protection. The course also delves into the legal rights and obligations of breeders, detailing the scope of protection and limitations under relevant laws such as the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001. Additionally, it addresses infringement issues, enforcement mechanisms, and remedies available to plant breeders. The course also highlights the significance of biological diversity and sustainable agricultural practices in plant variety protection. Designed for legal professionals, agricultural researchers, and policymakers, this course provides essential knowledge to navigate plant variety protection laws and their implications in the agricultural and IP sectors.
This course is part of a program and cannot be purchased individually.
A healthy plant is one that adapts best to the situation in which it finds itself. There is no objective measure of this.
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Dr Pratima Narayan
Advocate & Mediator, Co-founder, Techlawlogi Consulting LLP
Dr Pratima Narayan has served the legal academia for over 20 years as a visiting faculty at various reputed law schools and business schools. Her expertise lies in areas of commercial contracts, consumer law, e-commerce and Intellectual Property Rights.
To such an extent does nature delight and abound in variety that among her trees there is not one plant to be found which is exactly like another; and not only among the plants, but among the boughs, the leaves and the fruits, you will not find one which is exactly similar to another.
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