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Licences of right

Cap. 255, s. 50 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Any holder of a breeder’s right or any applicant for the grant of a breeder’s right may declare that any person prepared to pay a royalty is entitled to use his variety as from the date on which he has informed the holder or applicant accordingly. (2) The declaration shall be addressed to the Registrar and a reference to that effect shall be entered in the Register. (3) The royalty payable by the licensee of right shall be stated in the declaration to which subsection (1) of this section refers, and shall also be entered in the Register. (4) After the entry in the Register, the holder of the breeder’s right shall pay only half of the prescribed renewal fees. (5) The Registrar may cancel the entry, under subsection (2) of this section at the request of the holder of the breeder’s right if all beneficiaries agree.
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Licences of right — Cap. 255 s. 50 · Belize Law