Plant Variety Protection
Secure New Plant Varieties. Control Propagation and Commercial Use.
What Is This Service
Plant Variety Protection (PVP) gives breeders exclusive rights over newly bred varieties that are distinct, uniform, and stable. It covers propagating material and, in many cases, harvested material. In India, this is under the PPV&FR Act and internationally via UPOV-style systems where applicable. With registration, you decide who can produce, sell, market, export, or import your variety – and on what terms.
Why It Matters to You
Commercial control: Decide who can multiply and sell your variety across regions and channels.
Premium pricing: Protect the uniqueness that commands better margins and licensing income.
Market differentiation: Lock in your brand and reputation for performance traits like yield, disease resistance, shelf life, color, fragrance.
Deterrence and enforcement: Act against unauthorized propagation, sale, and misuse of denomination.
Longer lifecycle value: Strategic renewals and farm-gate monitoring keep your variety valuable over time.
How Boudhik IP Helps
1) Eligibility & DUS Readiness Check
We evaluate novelty, denomination, and DUS criteria – Distinctness, Uniformity, Stability. You get a clear go or refine plan with trait mapping.
2) Data Gap Audit
We review breeding records, trial data, photographs, and descriptors. If needed, we design a DUS test plan and coordinate with authorized test centers.
3) Denomination & Description Strategy
We craft a compliant denomination, prepare official descriptors, and position key traits so examiners can verify distinctness cleanly.
4) Filing Under PPV&FR and Abroad
Complete preparation and filing in India – and coordination in UPOV member countries – with priority claims where available.
5) DUS Testing Coordination
We liaise with test authorities, manage sample submissions and timelines, and keep you updated with plain-language status notes.
6) Prosecution & Hearing Support
We handle examiner queries, oppositions, and hearings with evidence packages that tie traits to your breeding history.
7) Grant, Renewal & Compliance
Post-grant renewals, recordals, license templates, and labeling guidance. We help set up compliance and distributor controls to reduce leakage.
8) Enforcement & Market Monitoring
Cease-and-desist notices, marketplace sweeps, sample purchases, and, where possible, customs and seed certification coordination to curb infringement.
9) Commercialization
Licensing models, royalty structures, and territory management so your variety scales without losing control.
Frequently Asked Questions
The process usually takes 2–3 years, depending on the type of invention and examination speed. We can also help you file for expedited examination to reduce this timeline.
Yes – and you should. Filing a patent before public disclosure ensures your invention remains eligible for protection.
A patent filed in India protects you only in India. For international protection, we help you file under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) or directly in other countries where you plan to operate.
Ready to protect your plant variety
Book a short PVP strategy call with Boudhik IP.
We will confirm eligibility, map your filing and DUS plan, and share a clear, stage-wise fixed-fee proposal so you can commercialize with confidence.