Plant variety protection is a form of intellectual property right, distinct from a utility patent, that gives a plant breeder exclusive commercial control over a new, distinct, uniform and stable variety for a set period, most commonly under the framework set by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), where it is known as plant breeders' rights. It is intended to reward the investment of formal plant breeding, and its scope, particularly how far it restricts a farmer's traditional right to save and replant seed, is contested between breeders' associations and farmer and food-sovereignty organizations.
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Origin Year1961 dates the founding international UPOV Convention; the United States enacted its own Plant Variety Protection Act in 1970. Classification
Concept ClassGenetic Resources and Crop Diversity 1 Connections
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1. UPOV Convention (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, first paragraph
UPOV was established by the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV 61). The convention was adopted in Paris in 1961 and revised in 1972, 1978 and 1991.
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Plant variety protection is a form of intellectual property right, distinct from a utility patent, that gives a plant breeder exclusive commercial control over a new, distinct, uniform and stable variety for a set period, most commonly under the framework set by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), where it is known as plant breeders' rights.
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