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FIS & ASSINSEL
The International Seed Trade Federation and International Association of Plant Breeders for the
Protection of Plant Varieties. This website provides information on FIS/ASSINSEL Congresses,
international events, international legislation, regulations and negotiations (on seed trade and
certification, intellectual property, plant protection, biodiversity, biotechnology, biosafety)
and relevant publications.
Australian Plant Names
This site is maintained by the Australian National Botanic Gardens. It contains Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)- the name and publication reference for every higher plant taxon in Australia with search facilities.
Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA)
This site is maintained by Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA). It contains information about ACRA and provides a list of registered varieties with their descriptions and photographs.
Bundessortenamt
This is the web site for German Federal office of Plant Varieties. The information is in German Language.
Essentially Derived Varieties
What are the criteria which could make a plant variety essentially derived from another plant variety ?
Community Plant Variety Office
This page is maintained by The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO). This page has information on Plant Varieties Protected within the European Union. Information provided in all official languages of the European Union.
Hungarian Patent Office
The Hungarian Patent Office is an administrative authority with countrywide powers in the field of industrial property. The tasks and competence of the office are the preparation of industrial property legislation, official examinations and procedures in the field of industrial property, central governmental information and documentation activities in the field of industrial property, promotion of industrial property activity by governmental measures.
International code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants is regulated by the International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated plants (ICNCP) which meets as determined by the Chair appointed by IUBS, when revision of the Code is considered necessary.
For information on using overseas data for PBR protection in Australia.
UPOV
This page is the entry point for the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). Provides basic information on UPOV.
UPOV Technical Guidelines
To download UPOV technical guidelines for testing plant varieties in Portable Document Format (PDF). The index of the guidelines are available by the common name, botanical name and also by numerical order.
US Plant Variety Protection office
The Plant Variety Protection Office administers the Plant Variety Protection Act, which provides legal protection, similar to patents, to developers of new varieties of plants which are sexually reproduced (by seed) or tuber propagated, by issuing Certificates of Protection in a timely manner. It has searchable database.
US Patent and Trademark office
This is the official website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. You can search for patents and trademarks in their databases, order copies, apply for patents, register trademarks, pay fees, monitor progress and more.
WIPO
This page is the entry point for World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The information is provided in English, French and Spanish.
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