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By Regulation (EU) 2021/1873 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2021, the term of protection of the Community plant variety rights for varieties of the species Asparagus officinalis L. and of the species groups flower bulbs, woody small fruits and woody ornamentals has been extended by five years. The duration of the Community plant variety rights will, therefore, be extended from 25 to 30 years.

This Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, namely on 15

As communicated previously, the second mandate of Martin Ekvad as President of the CPVO ended on Tuesday 31 August 2021.

The recruitment process for the appointment of a new President is underway and may take several weeks. Under Article 42.3 of Regulation 2100/94 the Vice-President shall take the place of the President in cases where the President is absent or indisposed in accordance with the procedure laid down in the rules established, or the guidelines issued, by the Administrative Council pursuant to Article 36(1) of the same Regulation. Under Article 1 of the AC Guidelines

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) signed a new Service Level Agreement (SLA) which entered into force on 21 July 2021.

The EUIPO and the CPVO operate in the field of intellectual property (IP) rights with similar operational and budgetary structures, which are based on fees charged for services provided to the industry. The EUIPO manages the registration of trade marks and designs while the CPVO is in charge of plant variety rights. Both organisations are part of a network of 48 decentralised EU agencies working