Louise Atkins

Chartered Patent Attorney, Mewburn Ellis

Louise is a Patent Attorney working in the Life Sciences sector. Her work includes drafting and prosecuting UK, European and International patent applications.

Areas of Expertise

Biochemistry, with a particular interest in:

• Plant and agricultural biotechnology

• Microbial inoculants for plant biocontrol and biostimulation

• Future food technologies

• Molecular biology

As part of her masters project, Louise worked in a coronavirus research laboratory investigating the immune response to nucleocapsid protein found within SARS-CoV-2.

Contributed to

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Plant variety rights and other plant-related IP protection—EU

Practice Notes

This Practice Note discusses the intellectual property protection available for plant varieties (known as plant breeders’ rights or plant variety rights (PVRs)). It covers the EU regime under Regulation (EC) 2100/94 (the Community Plant Variety Rights Regulation) for the Community plant variety right (CPVR). It then explains the validity requirements for obtaining PVR protection, the tests for infringement and the compulsory licensing of PVRs. Finally, it discusses the patent protection available for plant-related inventions.

Life Sciences

Plant variety rights and other plant-related IP protection—UK

Practice Notes

This Practice Note discusses the intellectual property protection available for plant varieties (known as plant breeders’ rights or plant variety rights (PVRs)). It covers the UK regime under the Plant Varieties Act 1997 for the UK PVR. It then explains the validity requirements for obtaining PVR protection, the tests for infringement and the compulsory licensing of PVRs. Finally, it discusses the patent protection available for plant-related inventions.

Life Sciences