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The Office organized on 18 December 2013 in cooperation with its examination Office INRA-GEVES an apple open day. The objective was to present to breeders the situation of DUS testing for apple, to receive the breeders' perspective and to discuss possible developments for the future.

The presentations given for this open day, including the conclusions, are available under the following link (40Mb zip

In accordance with article 1 of the regulation EU n°623/2013 (amending of regulation EC n°1238/95), published 28 June 2013 in the Official Journal of the European Union, the annual fee will be reduced from € 300 to € 250. The new rate will be applicable for all the new titles granted in 2014 and for the existing titles for which the protection period starts after the 1st January

The French version of the 2012 Annual report has just been published on

Due to an increase in legal work related to contested applications and decision as well as regulatory developments the CPVO has increased its legal unit. Following a selection procedure for a Head of Legal Unit Mr Francesco Mattina has been appointed to fill the post.

Mr Mattina has been a managing partner of an international law firm based in Rome for many years, where he was heading the law firm's intellectual property team. Last year he took up a post at the OHIM where he was dealing with trade mark litigation. His vast experience in IP law and litigation will complement the

The European Commission has published a formal proposal for a new regulation on Plant Reproductive Material.

Several documents are readily available:

Translated versions of the documents are available on the Europa.eu