Service Overview
Plant variety protection is becoming increasingly important across MENA and South Asia, where governments are investing heavily in food security, climate-resilient crops, water-efficient agriculture, and advanced agri-tech. As new regulatory frameworks emerge and as countries move closer to UPOV-aligned standards, plant breeders need clear, strategic guidance to secure and enforce their rights.
We support agricultural companies, seed producers, research institutions, and agri-tech innovators in navigating these evolving systems. From filing and technical documentation to cross-border enforcement against unauthorised propagation and seed distribution, we help clients protect high-value varieties in markets where infringement is often informal, decentralised, and difficult to detect. Our regional footprint allows us to coordinate protection strategies across jurisdictions, ensuring that innovation in the field is backed by robust legal rights.
We support agricultural companies, seed producers, research institutions, and agri-tech innovators in obtaining and enforcing plant variety protection (PBRs) across the region. Our team advises on filing requirements, technical documentation, and enforcement against unauthorised propagation.
Our Capabilities
- Filing & prosecution of plant variety rights
- Advisory on UPOV-aligned requirements and documentation
- Portfolio management and renewals
- Enforcement against unauthorised use, reproduction & sale
- Support for agricultural innovators and R&D institutions
Representative Matters
- Acting for multinational agricultural producers on PBR filings and protection strategies across key MENA jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with evolving national frameworks.
- Supporting regional agricultural companies in enforcing PBRs against unauthorised growers and distributors, including the removal of infringing crops from the market.
- Undertaking enforcement actions on behalf of PBR owners and societies.
Service Overview
Plant variety protection is becoming increasingly important across MENA and South Asia, where governments are investing heavily in food security, climate-resilient crops, water-efficient agriculture, and advanced agri-tech. As new regulatory frameworks emerge and as countries move closer to UPOV-aligned standards, plant breeders need clear, strategic guidance to secure and enforce their rights.
We support agricultural companies, seed producers, research institutions, and agri-tech innovators in navigating these evolving systems. From filing and technical documentation to cross-border enforcement against unauthorised propagation and seed distribution, we help clients protect high-value varieties in markets where infringement is often informal, decentralised, and difficult to detect. Our regional footprint allows us to coordinate protection strategies across jurisdictions, ensuring that innovation in the field is backed by robust legal rights.
We support agricultural companies, seed producers, research institutions, and agri-tech innovators in obtaining and enforcing plant variety protection (PBRs) across the region. Our team advises on filing requirements, technical documentation, and enforcement against unauthorised propagation.
Our Capabilities
- Filing & prosecution of plant variety rights
- Advisory on UPOV-aligned requirements and documentation
- Portfolio management and renewals
- Enforcement against unauthorised use, reproduction & sale
- Support for agricultural innovators and R&D institutions
Representative Matters
- Acting for multinational agricultural producers on PBR filings and protection strategies across key MENA jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with evolving national frameworks.
- Supporting regional agricultural companies in enforcing PBRs against unauthorised growers and distributors, including the removal of infringing crops from the market.
- Undertaking enforcement actions on behalf of PBR owners and societies.
