PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS SYSTEM

	National and Community variety rights
	Conditions for the grant of the Plant Breeder's Right
	Duration of the Plant Breeder's Right
	Scope of the Plant Breeder's Right
	Application documents
	Provisional Plant Breeder's Right
	Fee rates and time limits for fee remittance
	List of varieties protected by National Plant Breeders' Rights *
	List of varieties which are the subject of an application for Plant Breeders' Rights - protected by provisional PBR *
	List of breeders, breeders' representatives (agents) and licensees *
	List of varieties protected by Community Plant Variety Rights
* Important!  Visitors to this site are warned that the internet version of the lists does not have any official status. The Official Gazette of COBORU containing The  List of Varieties Protected by Plant Breeders' Rights and The List of Varieties Which are the Subject of an Application for the Grant of the Plant Breeders' Rights -  Protected by Provisional PBR (valid on June 30 of each year), remains the only official publication.

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NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY VARIETY RIGHTS

NATIONAL PROTECTION - COBORU

The Breeder's Right, granted by the director of COBORU, is exercisable exclusively on the territory of Poland - national PBR protection level. 
Register of varieties protected by national Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR) is an official list of protected varieties and their breeders as well as licensees who were granted a compulsory licence.

The Breeder's Right refers to varieties of all plant genera and species.


COMMUNITY PROTECTION - CPVO  (www.cpvo.europa.eu)

Community plant variety right (CPVR) - EU protection level - is granted by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), with headquarters in Angers in France.

A grant of Community plant variety right gives protection throughout the European Union territory. The CPVR has a superior character to the national protection right. 

In cases where the breeder of the variety protected in Poland will be granted the Community plant variety right, the PBR granted in Poland will be suspended for the period, throughout which the breeder will enjoy the Community plant variety right, no longer than for the duration of the PBR in Poland. The national protection right will then be ineffective and will become a "sleeping right" for the duration of the Community right.
Varieties with suspended national protection are charged full the annual maintenance fee.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

On surrender of the national Plant Breeder’s Right in Poland, the variety can still be protected according to the European Plant Variety Protection regulation (see: www.cpvo.europa.eu)