[Article / Agriculture and Fisheries] Protecting and using intellectual property through an IP mix with overseas expansion in view (Agriculture and Fisheries Committee, Patent, January 2026)
1. Branding by vegetable producers Separate breeders' rights from trademarks: Registered variety names enter the public domain after the protection term, so obtain trademark rights too. For brands closely linked to a region, strategically distinguish between the GI and regional collective trademark systems.
[Article / Patents] The future of customs and plant breeders’ rights (Reiko Tonomura, Patent, September 2024)
1. Key points of the 2020 amendment to the Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act: Introduction of export restrictions (1) Designated-country system (notification of export restrictions): The breeder’s right holder notifies in advance the countries to which propagating material may be taken. Taking it to other countries constitutes infringement in principle.
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