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Do I have to make payments if I patent a variety containing IRRI germplasm?

April 26, 2017containing germplasm irri patent PAYMENTS variety

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Do I have to make payments if I patent a variety containing IRRI germplasm?

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You may have to make payments if you commercialize a variety that has been patented. This will depend on whether the patent protection restricts availability of the product for further research and breeding. As a general rule, US utility patents will restrict availability for further research and breeding. Some European patents will not. Please note that just patenting a variety will not trigger mandatory payments. The trigger is when the variety is commercialized. For more information on patents, see below.