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Prison Term for PVP Infringement by Alleged Wheat Bandit

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on May 12, 2016

On 14 April 2016, a criminal court in the Spanish city of Segovia sentenced an individual to a six month prison term for infringing the plant variety protection (PVP) rights of Limagrain Europe SA in the soft wheat variety known as … Continue reading →

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In Spain, Yet Another Jail Sentence For Plant Variety Rights Infringement

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on October 11, 2012

According to an article published this week in La Voz Digital, a court in the Andalusian port city of Algeciras recently sentenced an individual to six months in prison for criminally infringing plant variety rights in the carnation variety known … Continue reading →

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In Spain, Plant Breeders’ Rights Criminal Cases Draw Fines, Jail Terms, Acquittal

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on October 8, 2012

In several separate judicial proceedings this year, Spanish courts have handled prosecutions for alleged criminal infringements of plant breeders’ rights. This article briefly reviews five cases in which courts imposed fines and prison terms, and one case upholding a finding … Continue reading →

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