Jurisprudence

This section has been created to publish information on case law relevant to plant breeders’ rights. The Office of the Union welcomes the submission of summaries of recent decisions and/or, if possible, a direct link to the full text of the decision.

Please send your contributions to: upov.mail@upov.int .

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the summaries under this section and/or in the contents of Court decisions are not necessarily those of UPOV. They are provided for information purposes only.

Australia - The Grain Pool of WA vs. The Commonwealth of Australia & Anor (P34/98) (Adobe PDF)

Netherlands - Judgment on Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs) (Adobe PDF)

New Zealand - Court Decision on Breach of Confidence - Disclosure of a Confidential Propagating Technique (Adobe PDF)

United States of America - J.E.M. AG Supply vs. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. - A Commentary (Adobe PDF)