Plant Breeders’ Rights Act

Marginal note:Matters to be published

• 70 (1) The Commissioner shall cause to be published in the Canada Gazette such particulars of the following as are prescribed:

  • (a) every application that is not rejected pursuant to section 17;

  • (b) every request included pursuant to subsection 9(1) in an application that is not rejected pursuant to section 17;

  • (c) every application for a protective direction;

  • (d) every grant or withdrawal of a protective direction;

  • (e) every grant or refusal to grant plant breeder’s rights;

  • (f) every assignment of plant breeder’s rights of which the Commissioner is informed;

  • (g) every application for a compulsory licence;

  • (h) every grant or refusal to grant a compulsory licence and every thing done under subsection 32(4) with respect to a compulsory licence; and

  • (i) every surrender of plant breeder’s rights.

• Marginal note:Notice to Department of Industry

  (2) The Commissioner shall, on causing particulars of a request referred to in paragraph (1)(b) to be published, give notice of the request to the Department of Industry.

• Marginal note:Matters to be published

  (3) In addition to the matters referred to in subsection (1), the Commissioner shall cause to be published in the Canada Gazette

  • (a) such other matters as the Commissioner considers appropriate for public information; and

  • (b) a notice of every refusal to grant a protective direction and of every annulment under section 34 or revocation under section 35.