Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations

26 Where the holder of plant breeders’ rights assigns the rights, an assignee shall, for the purposes of subsection 31(1) of the Act, provide the Commissioner in writing with the following particulars:

• (a) the name and address of the previous holder;

• (b) the category and denomination of the plant variety to which the assignment applies;

• (c) the plant breeder’s rights certificate number;

• (d) a letter of assignment signed by both the holder and the assignee, each in the presence of a witness; and

• (e) the effective date of the assignment.