General technical guidance that applies to applications under the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 and the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 is listed below.

The technical guidance published to date under the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 is listed below. Please note that some technical guidance published under the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 may also remain relevant to the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022.

The technical guidance published to date under the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 is listed below.

Please note that some technical guidance published under the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 remains relevant to the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022. This guidance may be updated in time.

The purpose of the Plant Variety Rights Technical Focus Group (TFG) is to provide a forum for communication between client representatives and IPONZ in relation to the provision of intellectual property services on plant variety rights in New Zealand. The Group meets to:

• Act as a formal avenue to exchange information and input on the national variety protection scheme.
• Provide an opportunity for users to comment on matters that concern them, or questions about operational practice.

Read the following notes from the meetings.