By accessing or using the PlantBreed platform ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, you may not use the Service.
2. Service Description
PlantBreed provides AI-generated breeding intelligence reports including trait dossiers and patent intelligence briefs. Reports are generated from curated scientific literature, patent databases, and genebank records. Reports are provided for informational purposes and do not constitute legal, agronomic, or breeding advice.
3. User Accounts
You must provide a valid email address to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials. You must be at least 18 years old or have organizational authorization to use the Service. One account per person and per network address: registrations from a network address that already has an account are refused. You may delete your account at any time from the Account page.
3a. Report Allowance
Each account includes one report. The allowance is per person, not per account: deleting an account and registering again, or registering a second account with a different email address from the same network address, does not provide a further report. Additional reports may be granted at our discretion; contact us.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree not to: (a) reverse-engineer the Service; (b) use automated tools to scrape reports; (c) redistribute generated reports commercially without attribution; (d) attempt to circumvent access controls or rate limits.
5. Intellectual Property
The platform, its design, and underlying models are the property of PlantBreed. Generated report content may be used within your organization for breeding decisions. Patent landscape data is drawn from the public sources named in each brief's "Scope and limits" block; it is not a clearance search and does not constitute a legal opinion or freedom-to-operate advice. Consult a qualified patent attorney or IP professional in each target market before commercial decisions.
6. Limitation of Liability
The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. PlantBreed shall not be liable for decisions made based on generated reports, including but not limited to breeding program investments, patent filing decisions, or germplasm acquisitions.
7. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your account for violation of these Terms. You may delete your account at any time by contacting support.
Europe-Specific Terms
For users accessing the Service within the European Economic Area (EEA), the following additional terms apply:
GDPR Compliance
PlantBreed processes personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your data controller is PlantBreed Ltd. See our Privacy Policy for details on data processing, retention, and your rights.
EU Plant Variety Rights
Patent intelligence reports referencing EU plant variety rights (CPVR) query the CPVO public register ("Applications and titles in force") where available and otherwise link to it. The breeder's exemption under Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 and the limited breeders' exemptions in national patent law (NL, DE, FR, CH) and the UPC Agreement are noted where applicable; they differ by country.
NGT Regulation
Reports may reference Regulation (EU) 2026/1388 on new genomic techniques (NGT). Category 1 and Category 2 classifications are indicative only and are shown where gene editing data is available for the selected trait.
Africa-Specific Terms
For users accessing the Service for African breeding contexts, the following additional terms apply:
CGIAR & Public Sector Data
Reports for African crops incorporate data from CGIAR centers (CIMMYT, IITA, ICRISAT, ICARDA, AfricaRice) under open-access data policies. Germplasm accession data follows the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) framework.
Humanitarian Use
Patent intelligence briefs for Africa include notes on humanitarian-use licenses and royalty-free access agreements applicable to smallholder farming contexts in sub-Saharan Africa.
National Regulations
Regulatory information (seed certification, variety release, biosafety) is indicative and based on publicly available national frameworks. Users should verify current requirements with their national plant variety protection office or biosafety authority.
Türkiye-Specific Terms
For users accessing the Service for Turkish breeding contexts, the following additional terms apply:
Plant Variety Protection and Patents
Reports reference Law 5042 (2004) on breeders' rights and Industrial Property Law 6769, under which plant varieties are not patentable. Registry information is indicative: the TTSM National Variety List and the BÜGEM PVP register have no public API and are not queried by the Service. Users must verify variety and patent status with BÜGEM, TTSM and TÜRKPATENT.
Gene Editing
Regulatory statements about gene-edited crops reflect the absence of a specific Turkish pathway under the Biosafety Law (No. 5977) and may change; confirm with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
India-Specific Terms
For users accessing the Service for Indian breeding contexts, the following additional terms apply:
PPV&FR Act and Patents Act
Reports reference the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act 2001 and Section 3(j) of the Patents Act 1970. The PPV&FR Authority registry has no public API and is not queried by the Service; users must verify registrations with the Authority and patent status with the Indian Patent Office. Statements about the scope of Section 3(j) reflect that the question remains unsettled after Monsanto v Nuziveedu and are not legal advice.
Genetic Resources
Access to Indian genetic resources is subject to the Biological Diversity Act 2002 and benefit-sharing obligations; the Service does not assess compliance.
Brazil-Specific Terms
For users accessing the Service for Brazilian breeding contexts, the following additional terms apply:
Cultivar Protection and Patents
Reports reference the Lei de Proteção de Cultivares (Law 9.456/1997), the Industrial Property Law (Law 9.279/1996) and the RNC. SNPC CultivarWeb, the RNC and INPI have no public API and are not queried by the Service; users must verify cultivar, registration and patent status directly. Statements on transgenic-trait patents and their expiry reflect ongoing litigation and are not legal advice.
Biosafety and Genetic Heritage
CTNBio classifications of gene-edited organisms are indicative; access to Brazilian genetic heritage is subject to Law 13.123/2015, which the Service does not assess.