in relation to a variety contemplated in section 28, means—
| (a) | the person who bred, or discovered and developed, the variety; |
| (b) | the employer of the person contemplated in paragraph (a), if that person is an employee whose duties are such that the variety was bred, or discovered and developed, in the performance of those duties; or |
| (c) | the successor in title of the person contemplated in paragraph (a) or the successor of the employer contemplated in paragraph (b); |