Vikas Sharma

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (Criteria for Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability for Registration) Regulations, 2009: DUS tests for varieties of common knowledge and for farmers' varieties3 Oct 2026 Regulations 1–5A of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Regulations, 2006: definitions, duties and jurisdiction of the Registrar, and the Registrars' term and conditions of service as substituted in 20253 Oct 2026 Sixth Schedule to the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: the application form for registering a farmers' variety, its declaration and the endorsing authorities as amended in 20153 Oct 2026 Rules 74–76 and 74A of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: the Chairperson's financial powers, the annual statement of accounts, authorising an agent or licensee to sue, and certified copies and inspection3 Oct 2026 Third Schedule to the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: official Forms O-1 to O-12 used by the Registrar and the Authority, with the 2015 change to Form O-123 Oct 2026 First Schedule to the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: Forms PV-1 to PV-33 - which form is used for which application, with the four forms substituted in 20153 Oct 2026 Second Schedule to the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: every fee - registration, DUS tests, opposition, renewal, licences, corrections and copies - as substituted in 2015 and amended in 2016 and 20193 Oct 2026 Rules 71–73 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: applying for a compulsory licence, the breeder's opposition, making reproductive material available and revocation3 Oct 2026 Rules 66–70 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: a farmer's claim for compensation, community claims under section 41, benefit sharing paid into the Gene Fund and how the Gene Fund is applied3 Oct 2026 Rules 60–65 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: correcting the Register on application of the breeder, agent or licensee, and altering the denomination of a registered variety3 Oct 2026 Rules 54–59 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: paying the annual fee, applying to cancel or change a certificate, rectifying the Register, and the Registrar's own action3 Oct 2026 Rules 50–53 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: offering to surrender a certificate and the procedure for revocation, with the forms substituted in 20153 Oct 2026