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Forfeiture

Cap. 255, s. 25 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The Registrar shall declare the breeder’s right to be forfeited where the holder of the right, (a) is no longer in a position to provide the Registrar, if he requests it, with the propagating material capable of producing plants which correspond to the characteristics defined for the variety when the right was granted; Protection of New Plant Varieties [CAP. 25519 (b) does not fulfil his obligation under section 20 (2) of this Act; and (c) does not, three months after he has been reminded in writing to do so by the Registrar, pay the renewal fee. (2) A licence agreement made under this Act shall become ineffective if the breeder’s right under which it was granted is invalidated or forfeited, save however that no payment of any royalty which was due before the date of invalidation or forfeiture can be demanded by the licensee in view of that invalidation or forfeiture.
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