{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-naming-and-fees-regulations-2006/regulation-3G",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-naming-and-fees-regulations-2006/regulation-3G.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/648",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Breeders' Rights (Naming and Fees) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-naming-and-fees-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/3G",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3G",
  "heading": "Selection of plant variety names: liability to mislead or cause confusion",
  "text": "(1) This Regulation applies for the purposes of regulation 3(2A)(e).\n(2) The Controller must not accept a proposed name as suitable, on the ground that it is liable to mislead or cause confusion, if he considers that—\n(a) it conveys the false impression that the variety has a particular characteristic or value;\n(b) it conveys the false impression that the variety is related to, or derived from, another specific variety;\n(c) it refers to a specific characteristic or value in a way which conveys the false impression that only that variety possesses it, when other varieties of the same species may possess the same characteristic or value;\n(d) by reason of its similarity to a well-known trading name other than a registered trademark or variety denomination, it suggests that the variety is another variety, or conveys a false impression concerning the identity of the applicant, the person responsible for the maintenance of the variety or the breeder;\n(e) it consists of or contains—\n(i) comparatives or superlatives;\n(ii) the botanical or common names of species within the group either of agricultural plants species or vegetable species to which the variety belongs;\n(iii) the name of a natural or legal person, or a reference to such a name, so as to convey a false impression concerning the identity of the applicant, the person responsible for the maintenance of the variety or the breeder;\n(f) it includes a geographical name that would be likely to deceive the public as to the characteristics or the value of the variety.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 3A-3G inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/204), regs. 1(1), 19(6) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1220, regs. 1(2)(b), 8(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/648/regulation/3G",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:34:49.961536+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}