COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PRIVACY
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Question
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Convention for plant variety
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United states patent
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Convention for patent
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None of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) administers an international system of intellectual property (IP) rights that protect plant breeders’ rights and encourage innovation in agriculture through the development of new varieties of plants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The convention was adopted in Paris in 1961 and revised in 1972, 1978 and 1991. The initiative for the foundation of UPOV came from European breeding companies, who 1956 called for a conference to define basic principles for plant variety protection.
Detailed explanation-3: -The new Act resulted from a Diplomatic Conference held in Geneva in 1991. The UPOV Convention establishes the international rules of the system under which countries grant intellectual property rights to the individuals or entities which develop new varieties of plants.