An introduction to Plant Variety Rights

New Genomic Technologies (NGTs) are set to expand the capabilities of crop breeding (and, eventually, livestock), and we'll be talking about how this might impact the Plant Variety Rights regulations for those generating crops with novel traits. Plant Variety Rights (PVR), or Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR), are intellectual property rights granting breeders exclusive control over new, distinct, uniform, and stable plant varieties for 25–30 years. Crucially, they enable holders to manage the commer