Plant variety (law)
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Plant variety is a legal term, following the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Convention. Recognition of a cultivated plant (a cultivar) as a "variety" in this particular sense provides its breeder with some legal protection, so-called plant breeders' rights, depending to some extent on the internal legislation of the UPOV signatory countries, such as the Plant Variety Protection Act in the US.
This "variety" (which will differ in status according to national law) should not be confused with the international taxonomic rank of "variety" (regulated by the ICBN), nor with the term "cultivar" (regulated by the ICNCP). Some horticulturists use "variety" imprecisely; for example, viticulturists almost always refer to grape cultivars as "grape varieties".
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- International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
- Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
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