Article 1420: Right to obtain a patent for a breeding achievement

1. The right to obtain a patent for a breeding achievement is originally vested in the author of the selection achievement. the person (the successor) or to be transferred to him or her in cases and on grounds established by law, including by universal succession, or by contract, in particular under a contract of employment 3. A contract for the exclusion of the right to obtain a patent on a breeding achievement must be concluded in writing; failure to comply with the written form renders the contract null and void. The declaration by the parties to the contract of exclusion of the right to obtain a patent on a breeding achievement is not determined otherwise, and the risk of failure is borne by the buyer of the right.