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Technical guidance
Seed requirement for grass varieties
The seed sample submitted at the time of application for plant variety rights will be used for the determination of distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) in growing trials. It is common industry practice to inoculate grass varieties with varieties of fungal endophyte. The presence of…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Policy on plant material ownership
Key principles PVRO provides effective communication with variety owners with respect to the use of plant material and DNA profiles. PVR acknowledges that plant material should only be made available to any party, other than the variety owner, in such a way that the legitimate…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Availability and supply of plant material for PVR purposes
Availability for Plant Variety Rights purposes An application for Plant Variety Rights can be made before plant material of the variety is present in New Zealand, except for arable, vegetable, grass and pasture species where supply of seed is required at application under Section…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Arrangements for growing trials for the testing of distinctness, uniformity and stability
The Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 Section 10 (d) requires that a variety is eligible for a grant of Rights if that variety is sufficiently distinct, uniform and stable (DUS). In all instances the determination of DUS is carried out in a growing trial…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Variety testing in New Zealand
Variety testing The Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 Section 10 (d) requires that a variety is eligible for a grant of Rights if that variety is sufficiently distinct, uniform and stable (DUS). In all instances the determination of DUS is carried out in a growing…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Use of Foreign Test Reports for DUS Testing in New Zealand
Introduction The Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 requires that protection can be applied for a variety in any plant genera, excluding bacteria and algae and that all DUS decisions are made using plant to plant comparisons in growing trials. The consequence of this…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Detailed information about our plant variety rights testing practices, including growing trial requirements, supply of plant material and other testing and examination activities.
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Technical focus group
The purpose of the Plant Variety Rights Technical Focus Group (TFG) is to provide a forum for communication between client representatives and IPONZ in relation to the provision of intellectual property services on plant variety rights in New Zealand. The Group meets to: Act…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Arrangements for growing trials for the testing of distinctness, uniformity and stability
The PVR Office arranges growing trials to assess whether a new variety is eligible for a grant of Rights.
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Variety testing in New Zealand
The testing of new plant varieties in New Zealand is conducted through growing trials, which require access to plant material.
