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Asda victory in UK plant breeders’ rights case brings long-awaited clarity

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( March 13, 2026, 17:11 GMT | Insight) -- Asda’s victory over Nador Cott Protection in the UK High Court over Tang Gold oranges marks the first ruling of its kind in the UK, lending judicial weight to what were previously non-binding guidelines. The case is one of only a handful worldwide addressing the question of essentially derived varieties under plant breeders’ rights.Asda supermarket’s Tang Gold oranges did not infringe the rights of Nador Cott Protection’s earlier variety of the fruit, called Nadorcott, a judge said in a groundbreaking UK court case for plant breeders’ rights on Thursday....

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