ISHS Acta Horticulturae 634: XXVI International Horticultural Congress: IV International Symposium on Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants
CO-OPERATION AND COMPLIANCE BETWEEN BREEDERS AND PRODUCERS: THE COPF MODEL |
| Author: | P. Walsh Craig |
| Keywords: | breeders¿ rights, patents, royalties, Canada |
| Abstract:
Acting as a liaison between breeders and growers since 1964, the Canadian Ornamental Plant Foundation (COPF) has achieved a high level of compliance and co-operation with Plant Breeders’ Rights in Canada. How this was achieved, methods of protection, plant database management, commercialization, and how to proceed in an ever-changing climate of patents and PBRs are discussed. | |
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