A seed company engaged in business in
a number of countries will undoubtedly benefit from the PVP
system of UPOV. This is, however, of no consequence to
national seed companies.
Other countries are in the process of
developing appropriate systems for addressing the issue of
intellectual property rights.
Countries that are not
members of UPOV but which have enacted PVP laws that are yet
to be enforced include India, the Philippines, Thailand and
Vietnam. There is an ongoing process for enacting an
appropriate sui generis law on PVP in Bangladesh,
Malaysia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Other countries have yet to
produce a draft PVP law or join UPOV.
