Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights: Law, Practice and Procedure

Contents: Preface.1. Introduction to Intellectual Property-Its Meanings Nature and Types. 2. Genesis of Plant Variety Protection Laws. 3. Central Government, Authority, Chairperson, Plant Varieties Registry, National Register of Plant Varieties and Plant Variety Journal. 4. Applicant. 5. Varieties Eligible for Registration. 6. Denomination. 7. Application Form, DUS Testing and Registration. 8. Opposition. 9. Provisional Protection. 10. Period of Protection. 11. Benefit Sharing. 12. Assignment, Transmission, Agency and License. 13. Researcher’s Rights. 14. Surrender, Rectification, Correction and Revocation. 15. Annual Fee and Renewal Fee-Maintenance of Registration. 16. Farmers’ Rights. 17. Compulsory License. 18. Appeal to Tribunal. 19. Infringement. 20. Offences and Penalties. 21. Miscellaneous. Appendices. Index.

An outstanding work of erudite and experienced authors deals with step by step guidance for obtaining proprietorship over plant varieties developed by plant breeders, researchers, farmers, National Agricultural Research System (NARS), CSIR  institutes and public and private seed industry. It discuses all the ingredients relating to the subject, such as, procedure relating to application for registration, varieties eligible for registration, opposition, protection, benefit sharing, researchers’ rights, corrections and revocations, infringements, offences and penalties