Should hybrids be considered as plant varieties? Introduction. By virtue of article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) 2100/94 ( “the Basic Regulation”) a system of Community plant variety rights has been established “ as the sole and exclusive form of Community industrial property rights for plant varieties”. This provision finds it pendant in article 4 (1(a) of the so-called Biotech Directive1: 01 March 2017
Burden of proof in Nullity and Cancellation Proceedings before the CPVO This article has been published in the "berichten industriële eigendom", special issue 2017. Written in honor of Paul van der 01 March 2017
Die Rolle des Gemeinschaftlichen Sortenamtes , zwischen “good governance” und “ better regulation” 01 May 2009
Plant variety protection in the European Community [Published by Elsevier in World Patent Information 27 (2005) 01 December 2005
Principles, procedures and recent developments in respect of Community Plant Variety protection system 13 February 2004