Services Core intellectual property Plant Breeders' Rights Title

Plant Breeders' Rights

Plant Variety

Deriş offers pragmatic expertise in the proper import of testing materials required for technical examinations and their timely delivery to the relevant technical examination authorities. Deriş is a leading Turkish law firm, in the area of Plant breeders rights, filing more than 300 hundred cases.

global vegetable market was supported with guidance and client-oriented solutions by DERIS for the entire company.

112+

PBR varieties have been trusted under DERIS representation through the UPOV PRISMA tool since Türkiye integrated its electronic filing system in 2018.

100%

of plant variety filings have been consistently approved, with zero deficiencies, rejections, or office actions.

300+

plant variety protection files managed since January 15, 2004, showcasing DERIS’s expertise under Law No. 5042 on breeders’ rights for new plant varieties.

200

plant varieties consisting with a majority of +130 PBR varietes protected for 25 years and + 79 PBR varieties comprising tree, vine and potato protected for 30 years filed

Challenges of PBR

The technology of agriculture (food, flower, etc.) must develop in step with other innovation, especially due to increase efficiencies and assist reducing the use of energy. In most jurisdictions, plant innovations are protected by intellectual property rights. But IP practitioners faced very specific challenges and difficulties in the field of plant varieties.

Proper import of testing materials

Delivery of the testing materials to the relevant technical examination authorities.

Enforcement strategies

Coordination with Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

PBR team

moderates "Panel Session II - Plant Variety Protection: Into the Weeds" at 2023 AIPPI World Congress in Istanbul