Plant variety rights are intellectual property rights granted to the breeder of a new plant variety.
A variety is eligible for protection if it meets the following criteria:
- novelty
- homogeneity
- resistance
- distinctness
- registrable name of the variety
For more information, please contact the Bundessortenamt, which is (among other duties) responsible for the grant of protection of a new plant variety.
Innovaccess is a constituent part of the IP Awareness and Enforcement: Modular Based Actions for SMEs project (IPeuropAware) which is co-financed by the CIP Programme, DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission
