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Presidential Decree No. 974 on the protection of new plant varieties.

Country
Italy
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
The Decree establishes the conditions to be satisfied in order to obtain the patent for a new plant variety for agricultural or industrial purposes. The intellectual property right includes the exclusive right to produce, place on the market and introduce in the territory the propagating material of the plant variety for which the patent has been issued. Specific rules are made with respect to the name to be given to the new variety by article 5. The Decree establishes the procedure to be followed (i.e. application, checks by the competent authorities and issuance of the patent). The Decree fixes at fifteen years the duration of the patent.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/ita10231.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/ita10231E.pdf
Notes
Consolidated text.
Repealed
Yes
Serial Imprint
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 109, 26 April 1976, pp. 3098-3102.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Ministerial Decree extending the protection of intellectual property rights provided for by Presidential Decree No. 974 of 12 August 1975 to new plant varieties.
Implemented by
Ministerial Decree of 22 October 1976 implementing Presidential Decree No. 974 of 12 August 1975 on the Protection of New Plant Varieties.
Repealed by
Legislative Decree No. 455 setting out the rules for the implementation of the Act amending the International Convention for the Protection of the New Varieties of Plant.