Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2009Show full title

Article 78 Entries related to proceedings and to Community plant variety rights, to be entered in the Registers

1. The following ‘other particulars’ referred to in Article 87(3) of the basic Regulation shall be entered in the Register of Applications for Community Plant Variety Rights:

(a) date of publication where such publication is a relevant event for the computation of time limits;

(b) any objection, together with its date, the name and address of the objector and those of his procedural representative;

(c) priority data (date and State of the earlier application);

(d) any institution of actions in respect of claims referred to in Article 98(4) and Article 99 of the basic Regulation as to entitlement to the Community plant variety right, and the final decision in, or of any other termination of, any such action.

2. The following ‘other particulars’ referred to in Article 87(3) of the basic Regulation shall be entered in the Register of Community Plant Variety Rights, upon request:

(a) the giving of a Community plant variety right as a security or as the object of any other rights in rem; or

(b) any institution of actions in respect of claims referred to in Article 98(1) and (2) and Article 99 of the basic Regulation and relating to the Community plant variety right, and the final decision in, or of any other termination of, any such action.

3. The President of the Office shall decide upon the details of the entries to be made and may decide upon further particulars to be entered in the Registers for the purpose of the management of the Office.

The President of the Office shall determine the form of Registers. The Registers may be maintained in the form of an electronic database.