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The functioning of the Community Plant Variety Office Board of Appeal
Communication

SIVAL 2019: Get connected to the crop productions of tomorrow

The CPVO and the French Variety and Seed study and control group (GEVES) will be present at SIVAL 2019 in a joint stand to present all about EU plant breeders' rights.

The SlVAL is taking place from 15 to 17 January 2019 in Angers, France. This professional show for all plant production chains (viticulture, oenology, horticulture, arboriculture, vegetable crops, seeds, medicinal and aromatic plants, cider, mushrooms and tobacco) offers a perfect platform for the CPVO and the GEVES to explain their

17 December 2018
Communication

IPM ESSEN 2019: World's leading trade fair for horticulture

At IPM Essen, from January 22 to 25, 2019, the CPVO will present all about EU plant breeders' rights together with the Bundessortenamt (BSA), the French Variety and Seed study and control group (GEVES), the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) and the Netherlands Inspection Service for Horticulture (Naktuinbouw) for technical examinations (Hall 2.0 Stand 2B23).

IPM ESSEN portrays the entire value added chain of plant production: more than 1,600 exhibitors from 45 countries will show their innovations in

17 December 2018
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Stefanie

Wiesner

Legal Affairs, Organisation, Variety Admin, Fees

Head of Section 104
Press Release

INVITE successful!

The CPVO is proud to announce that on 11 December 2018 the Commission communicated its decision to grant funds in relation to the call SFS-29-2018 “Innovations in plant variety testing” of the Horizon 2020 program to the consortium INVITE[1] (INnovations in plant VarIety Testing in Europe). CPVO together with 26 partners across Europe from various sectors ranging from research, breeding, DUS examination [2] to performance testing for both conventional and organic farming, participate in INVITE. INVITE is coordinated by the French research organization INRA. The

12 December 2018
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CPVO highlights EU plant variety protections at IP Key SEA conference for South East Asia officials

Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) President Martin Ekvad briefed officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam on the EU plant variety protection (PVP) system at the IP Key SEA ‘Conference on the Benefits of the International Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)’ on 8 November in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Martin Ekvad detailed the national PVP systems in the EU, the EU PVP system, the interface of PVP rights between the national and EU systems, as well as CPVO relationships with third countries. He explained that national PVP protection is

12 November 2018
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CPVO highlights EU plant variety protections at IP Key SEA conference
Communication

Advanced International Training Programme

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) offers Advanced International Training Programmes on "Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources - in support of innovation".

This programme is directed to persons that are policy-makers with a mandate to implement changes relevant for intellectual property and innovation in relation to genetic resources. The target organisations are within government, research, businesses and organisations connected to intellectual property and the farming sector.

The

12 October 2018