The CPVO is progressively moving to a paperless Office. In this context, the President of the CPVO decided that as from 23 April 2012, the original of the Decisions to grant Community plant variety rights and Certificates of protection will no longer be issued on paper but as electronic documents bearing an electronic signature.
In a transitional phase, a printout of these documents including the official variety description will continue to be sent on paper to applicants or their procedural representatives, together with details on how to access the original documents on the...
