
LEGAL BATTLE OVER POTATO VARIETY REGISTRATION: PEPSI CO INDIA HOLDINGS PVT LTD VS KAVITHA KURUGANTI
FACTS OF THE CASE On February 18, 2011, the appellant applied to the Plant Variety Authority for the registration of a chipped potato variety, FL 2027, under the ‘new’ category. Concerning the variety’s classification, the Registrar explained that it belongs to the ‘extant’ group. Although the appellant corrected the application,








