Vikas Sharma

Rules 45–49 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: registering an agent or licensee, referring entitlement disputes, the certificate, and varying or cancelling the terms of registration3 Oct 2026 Rules 40–44 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: publication inviting benefit-sharing claims, the claim within six months, the breeder's opposition, determination criteria and recovery3 Oct 2026 Rules 37–39 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: certificate of registration within three years, notice where an application is not completed, and renewal as amended in 20193 Oct 2026 Rules 34–36 and 36A of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: application, testing and certificate for an essentially derived variety, and the breeder's duty to arrange seed for farmers3 Oct 2026 Rules 30–33 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: advertisement of an accepted application, notice of opposition, counter-statement, extension of time and evidence3 Oct 2026 Rules 28 and 29 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: the fee for tests and how DUS and special tests are conducted, as amended in 2010 and 20153 Oct 2026 Rules 24–27 and 25A of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: the omitted rule 24, authorising a person to apply, the farmers' variety form, the application fee and proof of the right to apply3 Oct 2026 Rule 23 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: the thirty-seven particulars entered in the National Register of Plant Varieties for every registered variety3 Oct 2026 Rules 21, 22 and 22A–22C of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: powers of the Chairperson, general functions of the Authority including extant-variety registration and seed data, and orders as to costs3 Oct 2026 Rules 16–18 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: meetings and quorum of the Authority, the Standing Committee and expert committees3 Oct 2026 Rules 11–15 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: selection and appointment of the Chairperson, term, salary, resignation and removal, and non-official members3 Oct 2026 Rules 8–10 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Rules, 2003: how fees are payable, the size of documents and the form of affidavits3 Oct 2026