Uruguay
Law No. 16.811 on the Development, Production, Distribution and Internal and External Marketing of Seeds and Phytogenetic Creations
| Year of current version: | 1997 |
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| Date of Text (Enacted): | February 21, 1997 |
| Type of Text: | Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature |
| Subject Matter: | Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection |
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| Available Texts: | |
| English | Law No. 16.811 on the Development, Production, Distribution and Internal and External Marketing of Seeds and Phytogenetic Creations |
| Spanish | Ley N° 16.811 - Declarase de interés nacional, la obtención, producción, circulación y comercialización interna y externa de las semillas y las creaciones fitogenéticas y se crea el Instituto Nacional de Semillas |
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| WIPO Lex No.: | UY017 |
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PART III: THE RIGHT OF PROPERTY TO PLANT VARIETIES
Article 67 .- "The National Seed Institute
will take the Property Registry of Cultivators. Its aim will be to recognize and guarantee a right to the breeder of a new plant variety through the grant and registration of title in accordance with the International Convention for the Protection of New Plant Varieties signed in Paris on December 12, 1961 and amended by addenda signed in Geneva on November 10, 1972 and October 23, 1978, approved by Law No. 16.580 of September 21, 1994".
(Courtesy Translation of Art. 67)