A Breeder is a person who bred, or discovered and developed the candidate plant variety.
The variety is clearly distinguishable from any other variety whose existence is a matter of common knowledge at the time of filing of the application. The variety does not have to be a protected variety.
The variety has not been sold or disposed of, by or with the consent of the breeder
i) earlier than 1 year before the date of application in Singapore where the sale or disposal is made in Singapore; and
ii) where the sale or disposal is made outside of Singapore, earlier than 6 years before the date of application in the case of trees or vines, or earlier than 4 years before the date of application in the case of other plant varieties.
An earlier date which the applicant in Singapore may claim if there is a corresponding filing in a UPOV Convention member country; provided that the Singapore application is filed within 12 months from date of the earlier filing.
A plant group within a single botanical taxon of the lowest rank.
The relevant characteristics of the variety remain unchanged after repeated propagation or, in the case of a particular cycle of propagation, at the end of each such cycle.
The variety is sufficiently uniform in its relevant characteristics, subject to the variation that may be expected from the particular features of its propagation.
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