Limits to the Plant Variety Rights in the Federal Plant Variety Law in Mexico

One of the major changes during the process of change in the development model of agriculture in México, which started in the eighties, was the adoption of the industrial property system in plant varieties. On behalf of the commitment acquired by Mexico through the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the enactment of the Mexican Federal Plant Variety Law (LFVV) granted PBR. The LFVV introduced into national law a harmonized legislation through the International Convention for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOVC). The regulation on the limits of the breeder’s rights is an important view regarding the dichotomous structure of agriculture in Mexico. Therefore, we analyze the acts excluded from protection; loopholes in terms of exhaustion and lack of limits in the public interest; and compulsory licensing