# The Plant Breeders' Rights (Naming and Fees) Regulations 2006, Regulation 3E: Selection of plant variety names: identical or confusing names


(1) This regulation applies for the purposes of regulation 3(2A)(c).
(2) In determining whether a proposed name may be confused with another name of a plant variety of a description mentioned in regulation 3(2A)(c), the Controller must regard such confusion as likely to arise if the difference between the proposed name and the name of a variety of a closely related species—
(a) consists only of a difference of a single letter or digit, or the transposition of two letters;
(b) consists only of a difference in accents on letters in the names.
(3) If the Controller regards such confusion as likely to arise, he may not accept the proposed name as suitable.

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