FAQs

Plant Breeder’s Rights are exclusive rights for a registered variety of plants developed by a breeder. This intellectual property right is registered by the Registrar of Plant Breeder’s Rights, which is under the Ministry of Agriculture.

Plant breeders need these rights, because a breeder, who owns the rights to a plant, is entitled to prevent any other person from exploiting, without his permission or illegally, the registered variety in respect of which the right was registered.

An Israeli citizen or resident of Israel or a corporation established by law or registered in Israel, or a citizen or resident or a corporation established by law or registered in a state that is under the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, may apply for registration of a Plant Breeder’s Rights in Israel.

The period of the Plant Breeder’s Rights is twenty years from the date of registration; However, the period of Plant Breeder’s Rights in vines, fruit trees, forest trees, and any other perennial plant is twenty-five years from the date of registration.

A Plant Breeder’s Rights can be enforced in a lawsuit that can be filed with the District Courts in Jerusalem. The owner himself/herself needs to file the lawsuit and he/she is entitled to relief by way of injunction and by way of compensation.