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Webinar
Webinar: IPR in the Agri-food Sector (Part II): conflicts and synergies among GIs, Trademarks, Patents & PVDs

The European IP Helpdesk Training Team in collaboration with the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) is organizing the second part of the Webinar on "IP rights in the Agri-food Sector".

The European Union (EU) Agri-food sector is a strategic market segment with the world’s highest standards of food security, safety and quality are ensured while adapting to the changing needs of European citizens and increasingly complex global challenges.

WHEN: Tuesday 28 September 2021, 10:30 to Tuesday 28 September 2021, 12:00

For more details and registration: https://...
28 September 2021
Webinar
Webinar: Pitfalls in R&D Agreements in the Agri-food sector

In this webinar, organised in partnership with CIOPORA, CIOPORA Lawyer members and the European IP Helpdesk, participants will learn about R&D collaborations taking place in the Agri-food sector.

The structure and key provisions of R&D agreements will be discussed on the basis of practical examples, with a focus on the IP arrangements (ownership and access rights during and after the collaboration) and other legal aspects that need to be taken into account, such as EU competition law.

The webinar is free of charge and will take place on 16 September 2021, 10:30 am...
16 September 2021
Webinar
IP Key SEA: Webinars on Plant Variety Protection and UPOV 1991

On 10 and 11 June 2021, IP Key South-East Asia (SEA) is organising 'Webinars on Plant Variety Protection and UPOV 1991. This online event is a follow-up to the webinar series organised by the IP Key SEA in collaboration with the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and with the cooperation of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) in November 2020.

This webinar series will focus on the contribution of plant variety protection to sustainable farming and global food security while reducing the impact on climate change. The webinars will also...
10 June 2021 to 11 June 2021
Webinar
Webinar: New ways to create plants and the challenges of their IP protection

The aim of this webinar, organised in partnership with the European IP Helpdesk, is to understand what new breeding techniques are and to give some examples of their possible applications as well as the benefits that they can bring to agriculture, human health and the environment.

The frenetic changes of the market and the environment constantly urge plant breeding to provide growers and the rest of society with suitable solutions to an increasing number of issues, especially within the Agri-food Sector. For that purpose, science is offering its support to the breeding sector...
08 June 2021
Webinar
Webinar: IP in the Agri-food sector

On 26 May, the CPVO in partnership with the European IP helpdesk, will organise a webinar focusing on Intellectural Property rights in the Agri-food sector. This webinar will provide a non-exhaustive list of examples of IP rights used in the Agri-food sector, such as Geographical Indications, Trademarks, Patents and Plant Variety Denominations. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the presentation.

The European Agri-food sector is a strategic sector that ensures the world’s highest standard of food security, safety and quality, while adapting to the changing needs of...
26 May 2021
Webinar
Webinar: Plant Variety Rights: insights and tips for enforcers

By creating modern, innovative plant varieties plant breeders are contributing significantly to one of the basic needs of society: enough healthy food that is produced at reasonable prices in an efficient and environment-friendly way. Plant breeding however, is a time-consuming and costly endeavour with a development time between 5 to 12 years and a re-investment of an average 15% of the annual turnover into R&D. Breeders therefore need strong and effective IP protection for their innovations.

Plant varieties are self-reproducing and therefore are easy to copy. While the...
25 May 2021
General seminar
Luxembourg IP Day virtual conference

On 27 April 2021, Martin Ekvad, President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), will present the EU Plant Variety Protection system at the virtual conference organised on the occasion of Luxembourg's national IPday on 27 April 2021.

You can see the whole agenda and register for free at: https://ipil.lu/fr/event/journee_pi_2021/
27 April 2021
Trade show
IPM Essen 2021

The CPVO will be present at IPM Essen , Germany, from 26 to 29 January 2021 where we will hold a joint booth together with the Bundessortenamt (BSA), the French Variety and Seed Study and Control Group (GEVES) and the Netherlands Inspection Service for Horticulture (Naktuinbouw).

Visitors looking for information on how to obtain a plant variety right valid on the whole territory of the European Union and how to prepare for technical examination are welcome to visit our booth and ask their questions to our experts (location of our booth will be known at a later date).

IPM...
26 January 2021 to 29 January 2021
Event
POLITICO's Agriculture & Food Summit 2020

POLITICO’s Agriculture and Food Summit will take place in an intercative virtual format on 24-25 September 2020.

The conference will convene 130+ of the industry’s top minds from the policy world, science, farming, agriculture, food industry and more. They will explore the new political reforms and innovative technologies that have the potential to shape Europe’s agricultural and food industry into a greener, more innovative as well as globally competitive sector.

The conference will address a wide set of relevant issues, such as:
What will be the on-the-ground impact...
24 September 2020 to 25 September 2020
Trade show
Salon du Végétal

" Salon du végétal " is back to the city of Angers this year with a special focus on sustainable and future-proof vegetal production. Given the covid-19 outbreak, the format of the trade show has been adjusted and will be organised as follows:
A digital event on 14-15 September 2020 A trade show at "Palais des Expositions" of Angers on 10-11 February 2021
The Community Plant Variety Office will be present at both events.

More information is available on the official website of Salon du Végétal .
14 September 2020 to 15 September 2020
Legal seminar
7th International Seminar on Plant Variety Rights & IP protection of innovation in agriculture

***Please note that because of the COVID19 sanitary crisis, this event is postponed. We will inform you of the new date once it has been decided.***

The 7th International Seminar on Plant Variety Rights & IP protection of innovation in agriculture is a two-day seminar focusing on the Intellectual Property system for the protection of plant varieties. This seminar will take place at the University of Alicante, Spain, on 12-13 May 2020.

This seminar receives international support and participation from experts from the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO, the European...
12 May 2020 to 13 May 2020
Event
Farm-Saved Seed Seminar, 4 March 2020 in Tartu, Estonia

On 4 March 2020 a seminar focusing on Farm-Saved Seed took place in Tartu, Estonia. The seminar was organised by the CPVO in cooperation with the Estonian Ministry of Rural Affairs and the Estonian Agricultural Board.

The main objective of the seminar was to enhance the understanding of farmers regarding the Farm-Saved Seed (FSS) system in Estonia and surrounding countries where breeders face challenges in collecting royalties on FSS from protected varieties. The seminar focused on the situation in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Finland.

The CPVO considers it of...
04 March 2020