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

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

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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