Notifying Member

New Zealand

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Plant Variety Rights Act 2022

Subject matter

Patents (including plant variety protection)

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2024/IP/NZL/24_02714_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[  ]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[X]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/NZL/P/3

Brief description of the notified legal text

The Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 replaces the Plant Variety Right Act 1987, creating a modern Plant Variety Rights (PVR) regime in New Zealand by making changes that meet responsibilities to Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi, implements extended exclusive rights provided for by UPOV 91, the most recent international agreement on PVR protection, and meets international trade obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

24 January 2023

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

17 April 2024

Other information

The Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 is available here: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0061/latest/LMS352239.html

Agency or authority responsible

New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment