NZ Plant Variety Rights Update

NZ Plant Variety Rights Update Date:  19 June 2020 As part of New Zealand obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP ) New Zealand is required to align its Plant Variety regime with the International Convention on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV 91) by 30 December 2021. A Registered PVR provides the owner (breeder) of a new variety of plant with the exclusive right to control the harvested […]