The Plant Variety and Plant Seed Act Article 37

The central competent authority shall revoke a variety right, either upon request or ex officio, under any of the following circumstances:1. The variety protected by a variety right fails to meet the requirements of Article 12; or2. The variety right is obtained by a person who is not entitled to the right to apply for the variety right.The central competent authority shall annul a variety right, either upon request or ex officio, under any of the following circumstances:1. After the variety right is obtained, such variety protected by the variety right no longer meets the requirements of uniformity or stability under Article 12;2. The holder of a variety right fails to fulfill his or her obligations in accordance with the requirements of Article 33 without justifiable reasons; or3. The holder of a variety right fails to propose a suitable denomination under Article 35 without justifiable reasons.Upon the revocation or annulment of a variety right, the variety right certificate shall be returned within a specified time limit. If such certificate fails to be returned upon demand, such certificate shall be recorded and published as invalid.