PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OF PROTEACEAE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND SOUTH AFRICA

Protection of new varieties is critical to the sustainability of any breeding effort
just as new varieties are critical to the long term sustainability of the industry.
Future
Fynbos (Pty) Ltd., a privately owned breeding company specialising in Proteaceae, has
experience in applying for plant breeders’ rights and trademarks in both South Africa
and the European Union (EU). Procedures, costs and time-frames for PBR and
trademark applications in these two regions, for three different genera of Proteaceae, are discussed.

VIII International Symposium on New Ornamental Crops and XII International Protea Research Symposium

C.J. O’Brien, H.B. Hettasch

protection, plant breeders’ rights, trademarks, breeding, royalties

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1097.16