What do you mean by infringement of a plant variety and what are the remedies available against such infringement?
QUESTION 3 — What do you mean by infringement of a plant variety and what are the remedies available against such infringement? Based on the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 (PPVFR Act) 1. Meaning of Infringement of a Plant Variety Under the PPVFR Act, a registered plant variety gets exclusive rights. When any person without permission of the breeder/registrant performs any act that violates these exclusive rights, it is called infringement . Section 64 — Infringement A person infringes a registered variety if he engages in any protected activity without authorization , including: 2. Acts Which Constitute Infringement (a) Unauthorized Production or Reproduction Producing or multiplying the registered variety without the breeder’s permission. (b) Selling or Offering for Sale Selling seeds or propagating material of the variety without authorization. (c) Export or Import Exporting or importing seeds of the protected variety for commercial...