Plant Breeder's Rights case studies

• Clarification of 'sale' through a Federal Court case

  

  On 16 July 1991 Sun World Inc. made an application for the grant of plant variety rights under the now-repealed Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 (PVR Act). The application related to a grapevine variety generally known as 'Sugraone'.

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• Plant Breeder's Rights for CSIRO wheat breeding program

  

  The plant breeder's rights (PBR) scheme has enabled the CSIRO to protect its IP rights over a new variety of water-use-efficient wheat developed through decades of research.

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• Plant Breeder's Rights for agricultural plant breeder

  

  Companies like SARDI Pastures Group - developer of a new legume variety that could significantly reduce crop losses - use plant breeder's rights (PBR) to license new varieties to seed companies and gain royalties that help fund further innovative breeding.

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• Plant Breeder's Rights for grape breeders

  

  The plant breeder's rights (PBR) scheme enables viticulturalists like Cleggett Wines to license new varieties to other growers and gain royalties that help fund further innovative breeding.

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• Plant Breeder's Rights for rose growers

  

  Tasmanian rose breeder Lilia Weatherly discovered an exciting new mutation, saw its potential and applied for plant breeder's rights (PBR). Within a short time she had licensed it to a nursery and turned her hobby into a business.

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• Plant Breeder's Rights for seed company

  

  A South Australian company commercially protected its development of high-performing crop seeds using the plant breeder's rights (PBR) process. This has become an international success that is delivering better profits for growers.

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• Plant Breeder's Rights for the plant nursery industry

  

  Fleming's Nurseries' 'Zee Sweet' program was set up to provide a sustainable revenue stream for breeders of fruit varieties. It has become a model for production-based royalty programs internationally, and Fleming's is now a key player in the plant breeder's rights (PBR) system.

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