# The Plant Breeders' Rights (Naming and Fees) Regulations 2006, Regulation 3B: Selection of plant variety names: appellation or codes


(1) This regulation applies for the purposes of regulation 3(2A)(b).
(2) If a proposed name is not in the form of a code, the Controller must not accept it as suitable, on the grounds that it may commonly cause its users difficulties as regards recognition or reproduction, if it—
(a) consists of a single letter;
(b) consists of, or contains as a separate element, a series of letters not forming a word readily pronounceable by a person who speaks only English;
(c) contains a number;
(d) consists of three or more words or elements, unless the words taken together make it easily recognisable or reproducible;
(e) consists of or contains an excessively long word or element;
(f) contains a punctuation mark or other symbol, an upper and lower case mixture, subscript or superscript, or a design.
(3) If a proposed name is in the form of a code, the Controller must not accept it as suitable, on the ground that it may commonly cause its users difficulties as regards recognition or reproduction, if it—
(a) consists of a number or numbers only;
(b) consists of a single letter;
(c) contains more than ten letters, or letters and numbers;
(d) contains more than four alternating groups of a letter or letters and a number or numbers;
(e) contains a punctuation mark or other symbol, subscript, superscript or a design.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/648/regulation/3B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-naming-and-fees-regulations-2006/regulation-3B
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