A plant variety is a group of plants that not only shares the general characteristics of its species but also possesses one or more distinct features.

The criteria for the patentability of a breeding achievement are as follows:

a) Novelty; A breeding achievement is considered new if, by the date of the application, it has not been sold or otherwise made available to third parties.

b) Distinctness; A breeding achievement must be clearly distinguishable from all other known achievements at the time of the application. Any variety used in production, listed in official catalogs, included in databases, or described in scientific literature is considered known.

c) Uniformity; The traits of the breeding achievement should be uniform in genotype and phenotype, except for minor differences due to propagation methods.

d) Stability; The breeding achievement must remain consistent with its description after repeated propagation and at the end of each cycle.