UPOV-ROM 2012/04 - International Union for the Protection of New ...

Contents of the UPOV-ROM 2012/04 CANADA
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Date + denomination, approved
A variety denomination is considered to be approved at the date of grant of rights (Date =
grant of rights date). A denomination could not be changed after the grant of rights except
under exceptional circumstances.
Date + denomination, rejected or withdrawn ()
A denomination may be rejected by our office or a new denomination proposed by the
applicant. In both cases it will be listed as rejected along with the date it was withdrawn or
rejected.
Breeder’s reference ()
Date included with the breeder’s reference would always be the application date. An
application can be filed with the breeder’s reference as the proposed denomination. In this
case, when another denomination is proposed the breeder’s reference will show up as a
rejected denomination also ().
Synonym of variety denomination
Would only be included if there is an application for the same variety in a UPOV member
country under a different denomination.
Trade name
Name used in commercial practice as supplied by the applicant.
Application/filing date
Effective date of application used by the office, includes filing dates based on priority
claims.
Publication date of data regarding the application (filing)
The date refers to the first publication of the application details made in the official gazette
(Plant Varieties Journal). The journal is published four times per year (Date = publication
date).
Grant number/certificate number
When a variety is granted rights, a certificate is issued with a unique number. The numbers
began with 0001 and are numbered in sequence in the order by which the varieties are
granted rights.
Publication date of data regarding the grant
Date that the notice of grant of rights is published in the Plant Varieties Journal (Date =
publication date).
Start date – grant
Date that the variety is granted rights.