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Launch of EIPIN Innovation Society ITN/EJD Marie Sklodowska Curie project: 15 fully-funded PhD positions

The European IP Institutes Network (EIPIN), a consortium of leading research and training centres in intellectual property, has been awarded a prestigious Horizon 2020 grant, under the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action ITN-EJD. On 1 March 2017, the project EIPIN Innovation Society will be officially launched. We are recruiting 15 PhD candidates wishing to conduct doctoral research on the role of intellectual property in the adaptive complexities of innovation. The selected and successful candidates will be conferred a joint or double doctoral degree from two of the five

22 December 2016
Greetings from the CPVO

Whatever is beautiful, whatever is meaningful, whatever brings you happiness, may it be yours this holiday season and throughout the coming year.

All of us at CPVO join in saying “thank you” and wishing you a happy holiday and prosperous New

19 December 2016
Official Announcement

Official Publication 6.2016

The official Publication of the CPVO 6.2016, S2 Publication have been published and are available for free in electronic format only (PDF). You may download both publications from the Official Publications page.

A search tool is available to identify these modifications on the web site of the

15 December 2016
Official Announcement

Announcement n◦ 7/2016 on Holidays of the Community Variety Plant Office in 2017

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15 December 2016
Official Announcement

Announcement n◦ 6/2016 of the Community Plant Variety Office

New CPVO Website (OG

15 December 2016
Official Announcement

Announcement n◦ 5/2016 of the Community Plant Variety Office

New Decision of the President on specific fees (OG

15 December 2016
Press Release

Update on fees regulations

The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2141 of 6 December 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 as regards the level of the annual fee and of the examination fees payable to the CPVO has been published in the Official Journal of the EU L332/13 of 7 December 2016. It will enter into force twenty days after the publication date. The new fees will apply from 1 January 2017.

Consult the Legislation in

07 December 2016
Press Release

IPM ESSEN 2017: 35th World's Leading Fair for Horticulture

From January 24 to 27, 2017, the CPVO will present at IPM ESSEN 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 will portray the entire value added chain of plant production: around 1,600 exhibitors from 50 countries will show their innovations in the plants,

05 December 2016
Press Release

CPVO hosting the 47th session of the UPOV Technical Working Party on Fruits (TWF)

The Community Plant Variety Office will host the 47th session of the Technical Working Party on Fruits (TWF) organized by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), an intergovernmental organization based in Geneva. This event will take place in Angers from 14 to 18 November 2016.

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08 November 2016
Press Release

Commission Notice on the interpretation of certain articles of the Biotech Directive

On 3 November the Commission adopted a notice clarifying certain articles of Directive 98/44 on the protection of biotechnical inventions. The Directive focuses on patenting in the biotech industry. The notice states that products created through essential biological processes should be excluded from patentability. Furthermore, it calls for more analysis of compulsory cross licensing between plant variety rights and patenting. The Commission also expands on how the Directive ensures that there is enough fair access to patented material of biological origin. Although a Commission Notice is

08 November 2016
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Videos on the CPVO activities available on the CPVO YouTube channel

Videos presenting the CPVO activities have been published on the CPVO YouTube channel. These films include interviews from various stakeholders as well as CPVO staff members. You will find a short version which sums up the CPVO core activities (running time 13’) and a longer one (running time 21’) explaining some aspects more in details.

06 November 2016
Press Release

IP rights intensive industries and economic perfomance in the EU: Industry-Level Analysis

EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) and EPO (European Patent Office) have released a new study on the contribution of intellectual property rights to the EU economy. Download the

25 October 2016