FLOWER RESEARCH JOURNAL (화훼연구)

The Korean Society for Floricultural Science (한국화훼학회)
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Ownership Guidelines of Essentially Derived Varieties in Floricultural Breeding Companies

화훼류 변이주의 소유권에 관한 종묘회사별 지침

  • Park, In Sook (School of Applied Bioscience, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lim, Ki Byung (School of Applied Bioscience, Kyungpook National University)
  • 박인숙 (경북대학교 응용생명과학부) ;
  • 임기병 (경북대학교 응용생명과학부)
  • Received : 2009.04.23
  • Accepted : 2009.07.23
  • Published : 2009.09.30

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Abstract

Since International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) was established in 1968, the number of joined nations is getting increasing and the regime for variety protection was intensified. Korea joined as the 50th member nation in UPOV. A lot of floricultural plants including rose and chrysanthemum from foreign countries have been applied and registered by Korea Seed and Variety Service (KOSID). Since Korea is one of the importing countries in cut flowers and bulbs, paying royalty is a big burden. Now we are to identify the policy on handling of a mutant from essentially derived varieties (EDV) and relation of a finder (or grower) and breeder by different companies in each country. As a result, the rights are provided not to a finder but to a breeder (breeding company) in most industries. Second, grower's rights are recognized, but in case of the mutant is commercialized, a grower and a breeder should come to a mutual agreement. Third, there is a kind of compensation system for the finder of the mutant.

1968년 UPOV 발족 이래 회원국들이 증가하고 있으며 품종보호제도가 강화되었다. 우리나라는 UPOV에 50번째 회원국으로 가입하였으며 국내에는 장미와 국화 등 외국으로부터 많은 화훼직물들이 국립종자원에 출원 등록되어 있다. 절화 및 구근 수입국인 우리나라가 외국으로부터 품종을 도입할 경우 로열티가 부담으로 작용한다. 국가별 각 업체별 기본유래품종으로부터 변이체를 발견하였을 때 취급요령과 발견자(또는 재배자)와 육종가와의 관계 등 업계의 정책에 대해서 조사하였다. 그 결과, 대부분의 업체에서 변이 발견자에게는 권리가 없으며 육종가(육종회사)에게 권리가 부여되었다. 둘째 변이 발견자에게 권리는 인정하지만 상업화될 경우 육종가와 상호합의 해야 하는 경우가 있었다. 셋째, 발견자에게 일부 보상제도를 도입되는 경우가 관찰되었다.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : 농촌진흥청

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