Plant variety rights or PVRs are seldom in the news. However, the recent discussion about the so-called “legal clash” between Zespri and the Te Puke-based company that has bred a new variety of gold kiwifruit is getting a fair bit of attention in the media. Check out the details here.
For some reason, there hasn’t been much discussion about the aim of the legislation to encourage plant breeding innovation and breeders’ rights i.e. the rights of breeders to breed any other plant variety they develop, as long as it is new, distinct, uniform and stable.