No patent is forever. Plant patents are good for 20 years, no renewals.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/plant/#2
Stop spreading incorrect information like it’s truth.
I was not aware that plant patents had 20 year life span. I have never grown seed that is patented. I have a real issue with patenting a species. Life is NOT CREATED by man.
I deal daily with PVPA requirements. They have a 20 year lifespan. And then it becomes public domain.
Are you in the industry?
There are some stiff requirements to be granted protection even for PVPA. But, my experience is that it is not in fact as hard to comply with as the general reading of the law suggests. I have seen some varieties that were horrible that were granted protection. And they were not unique enough in my observations to warrant it.
This is all too often not about improving the product, but about the money string.
Good job. We know this, but too many people don’t. I am surprised that this many freepers have been living under a rock of ignorance.