Section 22
Varieties bred or discovered and developed by two or more persons independently
of Plant Varieties Protection Act
ActIn forceProvision 23 of 67
Section 22
Where —
(a)
before a grant of protection has been made in respect of any plant variety, two or more applications in respect of that plant variety have been made;
(b)
the Registrar is satisfied that the applicants concerned are persons who bred, or discovered and developed, that plant variety independently, or are successors of such persons; and
(c)
the Registrar is satisfied that each of those applicants would be entitled to a grant of protection in respect of that plant variety, the Registrar shall make a grant of protection to the applicant whose application was made first.