THE ROLE OF LEGAL PROTECTION OF NEW SOYBEAN VARIETIES IN CURRENT CONDITIONS

Abstract

Currently, the protection of the rights of patent holders of domestic varieties of main agricultural crops is one of the priority tasks for the development of Russian breeding. The most dynamically developing crop in the first decade of the 21st century was soybean. The article presents material on the state of the soybean industry in the Russian Federation in terms of the share of use of soybean seeds of domestic selection, the legal practice of the Federal Research Center of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Soybeans, the mechanism for concluding license agreements and protecting the rights of patent holders of new highly productive varieties. A high level of agricultural development is possible only with close cooperation between scientists and producers, therefore, first of all it is necessary to develop the regulatory framework to increase the effectiveness of this cooperation. Producers should be interested in acquiring a new developments and have the necessary funds to do these, and developers should be sure that the commercial using of their products will be adequately protected, which will ensure their interest in creating successful breeding achievements on the market.