Thursday - 26 June, 2008

PBR Enforcement Options paper


ACIP has published an Options Paper arising from its Review of Enforcement of Plant Breeder's Rights ... 


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Tuesday - 15 April, 2008

Plant Breeder's Rights actions in the Federal Court 


According to a notice to practitioners posted on the Vic Bar website, plant breeder's rights actions for infringement in the Federal Court will now be regarded as intellectual property cases for the purposes of docket allocation and allocated to one of Heerey (Convenor), Sundberg, Weinberg, Kenny, Jessup, Middleton and Gordon JJ.


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Monday - 07 May, 2007

How long should the term of protection for PBR be?


The almost unpronounceably named PBRAC - Plant Breeder's Rights Advisory Committee - has released an Issues Paper on the Duration of "PBR" protection.

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Tuesday - 01 May, 2007

20 years of PBR in Australia


and to celebrate ACIPA is holding a symposium in Canberra on 8 June 2007 in Canberra.

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Monday - 12 March, 2007

ACIP and PBR enforcement Issues Paper


ACIP has released an issues paper on enforcement issues for plant breeder's rights.

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Wednesday - 20 September, 2006

Minister Announces New PBR Advisory Committee


The Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources has appointed 8 people to form the new Plant Breeder's Rights Advisory Committee for 3 years commencing on 23 August 2006.

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Friday - 09 June, 2006

Farmers and PBR


You might remember that the Full Federal Court had some tantalising remarks to make about farmers' ability to use saved seeds protected by PVR ...

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Monday - 22 May, 2006

Plant Breeder's Rights review


The Commonwealth Parliamentary Secretary for Industry has asked ACIP to inquire into and report on issues relating to the enforcement of PBR in Australia.

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Thursday - 20 April, 2006

Plant Breeder's Rights Advisory Committee


There are 8 part time vacancies for the PBRAC coming up and expressions of interest to serve are being sought ...

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Wednesday - 23 November, 2005

There's a PBR case


Cultivaust has lost its appeal to the Full Federal Court: Cultivaust v The Grain Pool of WA [2005] FCAFC 223.

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Friday - 15 July, 2005

EU joins UPOV


WIPO has issued a notification that the EU has acceded to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (up to and including the March 1991 revision).

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Friday - 25 February, 2005

Plant pirates and Operation "Plant Breeder's Rights"


Taking a leaf out of the music industry and computer industry copybooks, the hunt is on for all those dastardly farmers and seed marketers infringing Plant Breeders Rights ....

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