Notifying Member

Brunei Darussalam

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Plant Varieties Protection Act, Chapter 252 - Revised Edition 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/BRN/24_07443_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/BRN/P/4

Brief description of the notified legal text

Governing legislation for plant varieties protection

-        A new Section 17A has been inserted related to Corresponding Examination which provides that an applicant may, instead of complying with section 17, lodge with the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar may require and within the prescribed period, an examination report issued and certified by the examination authorities in any UPOV member other than Brunei Darussalam. However, the Registrar may reject this examination report lodged under subsection (1), in which case the applicant shall comply with section 17.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

1 April 2015;

Commencement of Amendments: -

•      [S 4/2016] – 25 January 2016

•      [S 5/2020] - 23 April 2019

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

29 October 2024

Other information

Amendments:

https://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2016/EN/S004.pdf

(S.4/2016)

https://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Site%20Pages/PLANT%20VARIETIES%20PROTECTION%20ACT%20-%20AMENDMENT.aspx?WikiPageMode=Edit&InitialTabId=Ribbon.EditingTools.CPEditTab&VisibilityContext=WSSWikiPage

(S.5/2020)

Agency or authority responsible

Brunei Intellectual Property Office

Attorney General's Chambers

Prime Minister's Office