TY  - GEN
N2  - An internationally standardised system of intellectual property protection for new varieties of plants is outlined by the Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants Convention. Within this system, member States must determine who will be responsible for assessing plant varieties. Jurisdictions have adopted divergent approaches to this question, with varying degrees and modes of government involvement in the assessment process. Taking Australia as a case study, this article explores a decentralised system of expert judgement where individuals accredited as Qualified Persons are authorised to judge new plant varieties. Drawing on extensive interviews, this article outlines Australia's Qualified Person system, including the accreditation, training, and supervision of Qualified Persons. I argue that the formal system of varietal assessment is underlaid and buttressed by a multiplicity of informal elements, including the tacit knowledge of Qualified Persons, audit processes, apprenticeship-like learning practices and interpersonal relationships of trust between Qualified Persons and government officials.
DO  - 10.1111/jwip.12276
DO  - doi
AB  - An internationally standardised system of intellectual property protection for new varieties of plants is outlined by the Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants Convention. Within this system, member States must determine who will be responsible for assessing plant varieties. Jurisdictions have adopted divergent approaches to this question, with varying degrees and modes of government involvement in the assessment process. Taking Australia as a case study, this article explores a decentralised system of expert judgement where individuals accredited as Qualified Persons are authorised to judge new plant varieties. Drawing on extensive interviews, this article outlines Australia's Qualified Person system, including the accreditation, training, and supervision of Qualified Persons. I argue that the formal system of varietal assessment is underlaid and buttressed by a multiplicity of informal elements, including the tacit knowledge of Qualified Persons, audit processes, apprenticeship-like learning practices and interpersonal relationships of trust between Qualified Persons and government officials.
T1  - Who judges plants? :Scientific-legal judgement of varieties for plant breeder's rights.
AU  - MacDonald, Hamish,
JF  - Journal of World Intellectual Property
VL  - 26, 3, 2023
LA  - eng
ID  - 49048
KW  - Farms
KW  - Intellectual property
KW  - Geographical indications (Marks of origin)
KW  - Intellectual property.
TI  - Who judges plants? :Scientific-legal judgement of varieties for plant breeder's rights.
LK  - https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12276
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12276
ER  -