New Plant varieties in India are protected under a separate category of IP by Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001.
A plant variety to be eligible for registration as new plant variety and protection under Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 should conform to following conditions:
Novel
Distinctiveness
Uniformity
Stablity
Mitakshara IP provides services for protection of above type of plant varieties in India.