The Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 provides plant breeders the opportunity to register in Australia new plant varieties which are distinct, uniform and stable. The registration of a new plant variety under the Act provides the breeder with an exclusive right to any of the following actions:

• Propagate material of the registered plant variety
• Produce and/or reproduce the material
• Condition the material for the purpose of propagation
• Offer the material for sale
• Sell the material
• Import the material
• Export the material
• Stock the material for any of the above actions

Wrays professionals have considerable experience assisting plant breeders to register their rights for new plant varieties in Australia as well as overseas using our comprehensive network of foreign associates. Wrays are able to assist in the licensing, management and commercialisation of plant breeder’s rights and also in the enforcement of these rights.