India, in compliance with the requirement under the Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act (PPVFR Act) in 2001. TRIPS require Member countries of WTO to provide legal protection to plant varieties either by patents or by an effective sui generis system or a combination of both1 . Having India chosen not to grant patent to plants and animals and the parts thereof, including seeds, varieties and species under its Patent (Second Amendment)2 of 2002, the sui generis system was the only national option for protection of plant varieties. The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) available to plant varieties under the PPVFR Act is similar to the Plant Breeder’s Right (PBR). This IPR confers exclusive right on the breeder or his/her successor, agent or licensee of a plant variety to produce,