Have you created a new plant variety and wish to protect your rights? Are you the holder of a plant variety certificate and someone is infringing on your rights?
Dreyfus, in collaboration with its global network of specialized intellectual property lawyers, assists you in protecting your new plant varieties and defending your interests in their exploitation in France and internationally.
Creating new plant varieties is a complex and lengthy process, sometimes requiring up to 15 years of specialized plant breeding research. To reward the efforts and significant investments in this field, the plant variety protection system (PVP) was established. This certificate, which can offer protection for up to 30 years, is crucial for ensuring that breeders have exclusive rights to exploit their discoveries, allowing them to benefit from their work and encourage ongoing innovation in the sector.
Plant variety rights are a relatively complex legal field in France and the European Union. However, Dreyfus & Associates, in collaboration with its network of industrial property law and intellectual property law experts, is here to help you understand the issues and provide the best advice to protect your discoveries.
Our team offers personalized support and advice for your registration processes. We help you navigate the procedures with competent authorities, such as the INOV secretariat for obtaining a French certificate, the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) for a European Union certificate, and the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) for an international certificate.
There has been a decline in applications to INOV, with applicants favoring the community system. Indeed, a national plant variety certificate (PVP) is no longer applicable once the plant variety is protected by a community PVP. However, the French system offers specific advantages for its PVP holders, such as reduced costs and exclusive rights to produce, sell, and distribute propagating material of the variety within French territory.
More than just administrative assistance, we support you in the technical examination of your plant material. The goal is to successfully file an application!
Dreyfus, in collaboration with its network of plant variety rights law experts, also offers personalized support throughout the life of your title by assisting in the commercial and legal management of your plant variety certificate. For example, we can advise you on whether to sell licenses, enter into contractual relationships with third parties, and how to exploit your certificate to make it more profitable. Furthermore, Dreyfus can help you negotiate and conclude transfer or distribution agreements.
Finally, Dreyfus offers expert advice in legal proceedings, particularly in cases of infringement, fraudulent practices, or contractual disputes.
With the support of Dreyfus, create, enhance, and protect your plant varieties with peace of mind!
Dreyfus offers its internationally renowned expertise to clients
We assist in registering your plant varieties to ensure recognized legal protection nationally and internationally.
We provide portfolio management services, including renewal tracking and strategy development to maximize the value of your plant varieties.
We represent clients in plant variety disputes, including infringement actions and opposition procedures.
We develop customized strategies to protect your plant varieties against copying and unauthorized use.
Our experts advise on regulatory compliance and best practices for safe innovation in the field of plant varieties.
We conduct continuous monitoring to detect any rights violations and act quickly to enforce them.
Registration provides legal protection for your agricultural innovation against copying and unauthorized use by granting exclusive rights.
Effective management maximizes the value of your assets, tracks renewals, and develops strategies for their exploitation.
It is crucial to respond quickly. Our experts can represent you and take legal action to defend your rights.
We assist in registering and protecting your plant varieties in multiple jurisdictions worldwide, ensuring global monitoring.
Monitoring involves tracking the market and registrations to detect any unauthorized use of your plant varieties and take appropriate action.
Yes, we advise on practices and regulations to follow for safe innovation while protecting your plant varieties.
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