44. Volume 15- Number 2 - IP Australia
44. Volume 15- Number 2 - IP Australia
44. Volume 15- Number 2 - IP Australia
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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2002 VOL <strong>15</strong> NO. 2<br />
Cumulative Index to Plant<br />
Varieties Journal<br />
The editorial committee of Plant Varieties Journal has<br />
decided that the cumulative index will no longer be<br />
published in the journal. However, it will be electronically<br />
published as a downloadable document on the PBR website<br />
in the location given above. Instead of publishing the<br />
cumulative index once in a year it will be updated on a<br />
quarterly basis and our clients will be able to easily<br />
download the document into their computers. Electronic<br />
copy will make the searching easy in this large document<br />
and facilitate the exchange of information as quickly as<br />
possible. If you do not have a computer or Internet facilities<br />
then we will be able send you a hard copy free of charge.<br />
Please contact our office if you require further information.<br />
Applying For Plant Breeders<br />
Rights<br />
Applications are accepted from the original breeder of a<br />
new variety (from their employer if the breeder is an<br />
employee) or from a person who has acquired ownership<br />
from the original breeder. Overseas breeders need to<br />
appoint an agent to represent their interests in <strong>Australia</strong>.<br />
Interested parties should contact the PBR office and an<br />
accredited Qualified Person (Appendix 3) experienced in<br />
the plant species in question.<br />
Requirement to Supply<br />
Comparative Varieties<br />
Once an application has been accepted by the PBR office, it<br />
is covered by provisional protection. Also it immediately<br />
becomes a ‘variety of common knowledge’ and thus may be<br />
required by others as a comparator for their applications<br />
with a higher application number.<br />
Applicants are reminded that they are required to release<br />
propagative material for comparative testing provided that<br />
the material is used for no other purpose and all material<br />
relating to the variety is returned when the trial is complete.<br />
The expenses incurred in the provision of material for<br />
comparative trials is borne by those conducting the trials.<br />
As the variety is already under provisional protection, any<br />
use outside the conditions outlined above would qualify as<br />
an infringement and would be dealt with under section 53<br />
of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act.<br />
Applicants having difficulties procuring varieties for use in<br />
comparative trials are urged to contact the PBR office<br />
immediately.<br />
UPOV Developments<br />
Information on UPOV and its activities is available on the<br />
INTERNET located at http://www.upov.int The adopted<br />
UPOV Technical Guidelines (TG) for testing different plant<br />
species are now available for this website at<br />
http://www.upov.int/tg-rom/index-e.htm<br />
The complete list UPOV member states with their address<br />
and current status of ratification is given in Appendix 5.<br />
Obligations under the<br />
International Convention for the<br />
Protection of New Varieties of<br />
Plants 1991 (UPOV 91).<br />
Consistent with <strong>Australia</strong>’s membership of UPOV 1991, the<br />
criteria for the granting of protection under the Plant<br />
Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 (PBRA) is that the variety: has a<br />
breeder; is new, distinct, uniform and stable; has an<br />
acceptable name; and that application formalities are<br />
completed and relevant fees paid.<br />
Applicants for protection need to be aware of the existence<br />
of any other <strong>Australia</strong>n legislation, which could impact on<br />
their intended use of the registered variety. Relatedly,<br />
administrators of other <strong>Australia</strong>n legislation may have an<br />
interest in applications for registration notified in this<br />
journal.<br />
It is feasible for a new variety to be registered under the<br />
PBRA, but, as the PBRA co-exists with other laws of the<br />
land, the exercise of the breeder’s right may be restricted by<br />
such legislation. For example, current legislation may<br />
prohibit the use of that variety in food, or, the growing of<br />
that variety as a noxious weed.<br />
The Plant Breeder’s Rights Office (PBRO) advises that it is<br />
the responsibility of the applicant and of administrators of<br />
legislation to take these matters up directly between the<br />
responsible parties and not with the PBRO.<br />
Instruction to Authors: Format for<br />
Preparing Detailed Description for<br />
Plant Varieties Journal<br />
A detailed description for the Plant Varieties Journal must<br />
be prepared under following headings:<br />
• Details of the Application<br />
• Characteristics<br />
• Origin and Breeding<br />
• Choice of Comparator(s)<br />
• Comparative Trial<br />
• Prior Applications and Sales<br />
• Name of the person who prepared the description<br />
• Comparative Table<br />
• At the discretion of the QP/Applicant, scientific<br />
papers and other relevant information/publications<br />
can be appended to the detailed description<br />
Please note that the PBR office retains editorial control for<br />
all published material. Accordingly there may be instances<br />
when non-critical portions of a description (eg particularly<br />
verbose methodologies or appendices) are not published,<br />
although they do remain part of the detailed description. In<br />
some cases some non-distinct characteristics presented in a<br />
table may be omitted for publication.<br />
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