The document summarizes India's Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers' Rights Act of 2001. Some key points: - The act established rules for registering new plant varieties and protecting breeders' rights, while also protecting farmers' rights to save, share, or sell harvested crops. - To register a variety, it must be novel, distinct, uniform, and stable. Farmers can register traditional varieties. - The act established a National Gene Fund to support conservation and provide compensation. - Farmers are entitled to exemption from testing fees and protection against infringement of registered varieties. Breeders have rights to produce and sell registered varieties.

1. Plant Variety Protection and Farmer’s Rights and Interests July15,2010 Anu Bala Women Scientist Trainee (Patent Information Centre) Punjab State Council For Science and Technology

6. Researcher’s rights Breeder’s Rights Farmer’s Rights

15. Procedure for Registration Submission of application form + technical questionnaire to PPVFR authority Acceptance after validation of information Receipt / acknowledgement Initial Scrutiny

16. Advertisement of application in Gazette of India A copy of opposition notice referred by registrar to applicant Opposition notice in form PV-3 with prescribed fee With in 3 months Invitation of objections within 3 months

17. Counter statement by applicant on form PV-4 with in 2 months Registrar shall hear both the parties After considering evidences, Registrar may uphold or reject opposition Registrar refer a copy of counter statement to opposition & requiring submission of final opposition

18. conduct DUS test (2years at 2 Location) Publication of contents of of certificate & Invites claims of benefit sharing(sec.26) Any person/group ,NGO can make claim on form PV-7 Issue of certificate of registration(sec.24) Found distinct, Uniform, stable & new ( in case of novel variety)

19. On receiving claims authority send a copy of claims to breeder of registered variety Evidences given by both parties duly considered by the Authority while disposing of any claim for benefit sharing. Breeder may submit his notice of opposition on form PV-8 to claims with in 3 months If claims are found to be genuine breeder has to deposit amount of Benefit sharing in prescribed manner in NGF

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