Authors and inventors are generally concerned with the legal protection of their works. This is to protect them against plagiarism or pirated dissemination of content, as well as deriving financial benefits from their work by third parties. Few people know that plant breeders can also benefit from such rights. Creating a new variety of a plant can be considered a work, and what a work! While in the case of inventions or writing, people generally break the law knowingly, in the case of plants, it usually happens accidentally. It comes from ignorance. It is worth knowing what awaits us in such a situation.
Unique varieties under exceptional protection. This is regulated by law
Botanists, breeders, gardeners are constantly working on new varieties of plants, which can be considered collectors to a large extent. This is not an easy process, it requires a lot of knowledge, patience and care, which is why use licenses for plant propagation, which is regulated by the Central Research Center for Cultivar Testing. New varieties of the “inventor” are entered in the Book of Protection of the Exclusive Right. Currently, there are 1,300 plant varieties in it. The protection period for flowering plants is 25 years. This protection assumes very serious consequences for the person who breaks its conditions.
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High fines for breaking the law. You need permission from the breeder
If we become happy owners of a beautiful licensed variety of hydrangea, it is worth recalling the story of a lady who felt these consequences. On a social networking site, a woman wanted to sell hydrangea sticks for PLN 10. When the case came to light, she had to pay as much as 5,000 in fines. This would not have happened if she had purchased a license to propagate the variety. The written consent of the breeder is necessary for this. Spring, when we plan our gardens and varieties of hydrangeas, let’s remember about this aspect.
Source: deccoria.pl portal
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