Is there only one effective sui generis protection that meets the obligation set out in article 27(3)(b) of trips?

In view of a wide use of alternative plant variety protection systems in Asia, in this paper I critically analyse whether the UPOV system is the only effective sui generis protection that is compatible with Article 27(3)(b) of TRIPS. This article provides an overview of the UPOV Convention and Artic...

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Autores:
Cruz Saldivar, Erwin
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Repositorio:
Biblioteca Digital Universidad Externado de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:bdigital.uexternado.edu.co:001/26069
Acceso en línea:
https://bdigital.uexternado.edu.co/handle/001/26069
https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/propin/article/view/3909
Palabra clave:
Article 27(3)(b) TRIPS
UPOV
plant varieties
alternative plant variety protection systems
sui generis rights breeders system.
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openAccess
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http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
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Summary:In view of a wide use of alternative plant variety protection systems in Asia, in this paper I critically analyse whether the UPOV system is the only effective sui generis protection that is compatible with Article 27(3)(b) of TRIPS. This article provides an overview of the UPOV Convention and Article 27(3)(b), and critically analyses whether, nowadays, the 1991 Act of the upov Convention is the only effective sui generis protection of plant varieties.