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- 1. Recent Changes
- 2. About this Manual, Quality, and Customer Engagement
- 2.1 Using This Manual
- 2.2 Customer Engagement, Quality Management and Timeliness
- 2.3 Procedures for Updating This Manual
- 3. PBR Process Maps
- 4. Part 1 - Application for PBR and Acceptance
- 4.1 Scope and Nature of Plant Breeder's Rights
- 4.2 Roles in a PBR Application
- 4.3 Form an application must take
- 4.4 Variety Denomination
- 4.5 Prior Sales
- 4.6 Priority
- 4.7 Acceptance or Rejection of PBR Application
- 4.7.1 Prima Facie Case for Breeding of the New Variety
- 4.7.2 Prima Facie Case for Distinctness of the New Variety
- 4.7.3 Breeding Process of the New Variety
- 4.8 Provisional Protection
- 5. Part 2 - Dealing With the Application After its Acceptance
- 5.1 DUS Test Growing in Australia
- 5.1.1 Centralised Testing Centres (CTC)
- 5.1.2 Pre-Examination Trial Agreement (PETA)
- 5.1.3 What to Expect During Field Examination
- 5.2 Overseas DUS Test Reports
- 5.3 Detailed Variety Description
- 5.3.1 IVDS Submissions
- 5.3.2 Further Period to Submit Detailed Description
- 5.3.3 Part 2 Forms and ACRA, GRC Submission
- 5.3.4 Ceasing of Provisional Protection
- 5.4 Public Comments
- 5.5 Withdrawals
- 5.6 Grant or Refusal
- 5.7 Revocation of PBR
- 5.8 Offer to Surrender
- 5.9 Expiry of Plant Breeder's Rights
- 6. Register of Plant Varieties
- 7. Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs)
- 8. Qualified Persons (QPs)
- 9. Variations and Prescribed Fees
- 10. PBR System User Guides
Recent updates
| Item amended | Date Amended | Amended Reason |
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| 4.4.2 Plant Trade Marks | Updated content under ‘Kinds of registered trade marks'. |
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| 4.1 Scope and Nature of Plant Breeder's Rights | Added 'What may be protected by PBR?' section. |
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| 5.8 Offer to Surrender | Updated content to include further guidance on surrenders. |
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| 3.2 PBR Objections Process | Accessibility fix – alternative text for images |
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| 8.4 Change of QP | Accessibility fix – alternative text for images |
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| 10.2 IVDS | Accessibility fix – alternative text for images |
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| 3.1 PBR Process Overview | Accessibility fix – alternative text for images |
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| 10.1 Online Services | Accessibility fix – alternative text for images |
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| 10.3 PBR Search | Accessibility fix – alternative text for images |
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| 9.4.1 Fees and Discounts | Accessibility fix – alternative text for images |
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| 4.2.2 Agent | Clarified requirements for address for service in Australia and NZ. |
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| 4.7.3 Breeding Process of the New Variety | Fixed link to Chapter 4.7.2 |
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| 5.3.1 IVDS Submissions | Removed open in new tab property from Submission of Detailed Description to IVDS. |
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| 9.3 Variety Name Change | Removed extraneous space before A in 4th Paragraph. |
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| 5.6 Grant or Refusal | Fixed On this Page links. |
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| 5.7 Revocation of PBR | Fixed On this Page links. |
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| 5.5.2 Compulsory Withdrawals | Fixed On this Page links. |
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| 4.7 Acceptance or Rejection of PBR Application | Fixed link to chapter 4.7.2 |
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| 9. Variations and Prescribed Fees | Fixed link to chapter 9.1. |
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| 4.2.1 Applicant | Fixed links to chapters 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 |