"Expression of interest requested in acquiring a "non-exclusive licence" for new strawberry "GARDA"

Italian Research Board in Agriculture - Department of Fruit cultivation in Forlì (CRA-FRF), whose head office is located in Magliano,Forlì (FC), intends to evaluate the interest in acquiring the "non-exclusive licence" for the strawberry cultivar "GARDA" within Italy and the Member States of the European Union by Nursery Farms, Private and Growers Organisations.

It is specified that the present notice is a market research. It follows that CRA-FRF has no obligation in giving information about the offer results and no obligation of negotiation or stipulation of a contract.

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PREMISES:

CRA-FRF, Istituto Sperimentale di Frutticoltura – Verona Province, Apo Scaligera Soc. Coop. and OP COZ sca (Consorzio Ortofrutticolo Zeviano) of Verona in the frame of "Strawberry breeding for Verona area", Project bred a new strawberry cultivar adapted to Northern Italy areas named "GARDA";
The above-mentioned Organizations are the holder of property rights of GARDA cultivar, while CRA-FRF is responsible for the management of its commercial exploitation;
The above-mentioned Organizations requested the Community plant variety for the above mentioned cultivar: application date 3/08/2012; file number 2012/1671;
CRA-FRF previously made with ApoScaligera (prot. 1822) an "exclusive" licence agreement for the multiplication of GARDA, in the nursery located in Veneto Region;
GARDA cultivar was included in the Italian Certification Strawberry process, and stored at the Nuclear Stock Center (CCP) of the CRA-FRF;

IT IS ASKED all the concerned parties to make a potential expression of interest in order to acquire a "non-exclusive" licence for the propagation and the commercialization of the above-referred cultivar in Italy (except for Veneto Region) and in the European territory. If requested, one or two year long licences could be granted abroad (not in Italy).

The expression of interest, which shall be filled up following the attached schema (click here to download), shall be sent by written communication (fax – ordinary mail – email), to:

CRA-FRF - head office
Via la Canapona 1 bis
Magliano 47121 Forlì - ITALY

Email: [email protected]

The propositions of the licence agreements, with contract conditions, will be subsequently sent to the single Farms expressing their interest.