56. Volume 12- Number 2 - IP Australia

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1999 VOL 12 NO. 2
Name of Form Form Number Last Updated
Application for Plant Breeders Rights Form P1 September 1998
Part 1 – General Information
Guidelines for Completing Part1 Part1ins September1998
Application Form
Application for Plant Breeders Rights Form P2 May 1999
Part 2 – Description of New Variety
Nomination of a Qualified Person Form QP 1 July 1998
Certification by a Qualified Person From QP 2 July 1998
Proposed Variety Names Form DEN1 December 1995
Extension of Provisional Protection and Form EXT 1 April 1995
Payment/Deferment of Examination Fee
(for PVR applications)
Extension of PBR Provisional Form EXT 2 August 1996
Protection (for PBR applications)
Exemption of a Taxon from Farm saved seed Form ET1 September 1998
Status of Application Form STAT 1 November 1995
ACRA Herbarium Specimen Form Herb 1 October 1997
Overseas Test Reports
Many PBR applications are based on overseas DUS test
reports. In the past the PBR office has obtained these reports
from the relevant overseas testing authorities. Often these
reports duplicated information already held by the
applicant.
In many cases DUS test reports are accepted in lieu of
conducting a similar trial in Australia. In this way the
applicants are waived the costs of conducting a comparative
trial. However, as the costs of procuring these reports were
not passed on to the applicants, there is some cross
subsidisation by other applications.
The PBR office will not be responsible for obtaining
overseas DUS test reports on behalf of applicants. It will be
the sole responsibility of the applicants or their agents to
obtain these reports. Where applicants already have reports
they are advised to submit a certified true copy of the report
with the application.
Agents seeking test reports are advised to contact their
principal and procure DUS test reports directly from them.
Certified true copies of DUS test reports in English will be
accepted by the PBR office. Some test reports in other
languages that closely follow UPOV Technical Guidelines
may be accepted.
If you face difficulty in obtaining test reports directly from
any overseas testing authorities then we can make a official
request on behalf of you, however, please note that the
applicant or the agent will be financially responsible for the
report and under no circumstances the PBR office will bear
any cost. Please contact the PBR office if you have any
difficulties in obtaining overseas test reports.
Descriptions from the Voluntary
Cereal Registration Scheme
The Plant Varieties Journal now includes descriptions of
cultivars registered under the Voluntary Cereal Registration
Scheme. Please note that the publication of these
descriptions in the Plant Varieties Journal does not qualify
the cultivars to be protected under Plant Breeder’s Rights
(PBR). PBR is an entirely different scheme and there are
certain requirements under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act
1994 which must be satisfied to be eligible for registration
under PBR. However, it is possible that some cultivars
published under the voluntary scheme are also registered
under PBR. When a cultivar is registered under both
schemes, the current PBR status of the cultivar is indicated
in the descriptions. For information on registering a new
cereal cultivar under the voluntary scheme please refer to
the ‘Cereal Registration Scheme’ section at the back of this
issue. Please note there is no descriptions from the
Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme in this issue.
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