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AI at CPVO: Navigating Compliance While Driving Innovation – A Conversation with Claudia Coletta

As new regulatory frameworks on artificial intelligence have been adopted across Europe, the CPVO is actively engaged to ensure compliance while promoting innovation in plant variety protection.
At the forefront of this effort is Claudia Coletta, the CPVO’s AI Correspondent, responsible for aligning the agency with the AI Act (EU) 2024/1689 and broader European AI governance. Appointed in October 2024, she serves as the primary liaison with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), working to assess AI-related risks, ensure transparency, and explore how AI can
Transforming Agriculture - The revolutionary smart data breeding technology of CropXR

The CropXR Institute was founded in the summer of 2023. Its central office is located at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. It is a unique public-private collaboration that comprises scientific institutions, industrial partners and technology innovation companies. The institute unites a community of experts stemming from disciplines such as plant sciences, data sciences and social sciences. All those engaged with CropXR are driven to arm agricultural production to make the field less vulnerable to climate change. The activities of CropXR aim to contribute to reducing the
CPVO Updates Policy on Public Access to Documents Starting January 2025

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) is set to implement a new policy on public access to documents, effective 15 January 2025, aligning with the European Union's evolving transparency requirements.
Key Points:
Legal Framework: The policy aligns with recent EU Court of Justice case law, balancing transparency with the protection of sensitive information.Confidentiality Requests: Applicants can request confidentiality for documents submitted to the Office containing sensitive commercial information. Requests must be justified in line with Article 4.2 of Regulation 1049/2001,
Strengthening Plant Breeders' Rights: Exclusive Insights from CPVO Vice President Nuria Urquia Fernandez

In a recent interview with Seed World Europe, Marcel Bruins, the editorial director, sits down with Nuria Urquia Fernandez, Vice President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), to discuss the future of plant breeders' rights and the evolving landscape of intellectual property in agriculture.
Nuria Urquia Fernandez offers her expert perspective on several key issues, including the challenges facing provisional protection and enforcement, particularly in the fruit sector. She also shares her views on how new genomic technologies are reshaping
From Serendipity to Success: Dr. Corrado Vigo’s Discovery of the Tarocco Vigo Orange

Welcome to a new episode of our series on success stories.
Today, we are speaking with Dr. Corrado Vigo, a Sicilian agronomist, about the bud mutation that led to the creation of Tarocco Vigo—a discovery born from fortunate coincidences, curiosity, and professionalism.
Dr. Vigo, can you tell us about the discovery and development process of the bud mutation that resulted in Tarocco Vigo?
The discovery of the Tarocco Vigo bud mutation happened by chance while I was walking through citrus groves in Francofonte, in the province of Siracusa—one of the areas where Tarocco
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EUIPO-CPVO Joint Seminar: A Perspective from the President of the Community Plant Variety Office

The recent seminar jointly organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)) in Alicante marked a significant moment for both institutions, as they celebrated three decades of fostering innovation and protecting intellectual property across Europe. The event, attended by a diverse range of stakeholders from legal professionals to plant breeders, provided an invaluable platform for discussing the evolving landscape of intellectual property (IP) and its intersection with critical areas such as sustainability, artificial
INVITE - Final Conference

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) has been actively involved in the INVITE project, a Horizon 2020-funded initiative aimed at improving plant variety testing across Europe.

Now approaching its conclusion, INVITE has focused on enhancing the efficiency of testing methods for DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability) and performance trials. The project's ultimate goal has been to provide better-adapted plant varieties that can thrive under increasingly variable environmental
Embracing New Genomic Techniques (NGTs): European Parliament's Progressive Vote

The European Parliament adopted a position on the European Commission proposal regarding New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) on 7th February 2024. MEPs supported the new rules, agreeing that NGT plants comparable to naturally occurring varieties or varieties that are produced by conventional breeding techniques and their progeny obtained by conventional breeding techniques, should be exempted from the strict requirements of GMO legislation.The European Parliament emphasises the critical role of the breeder's exemption in promoting agricultural innovation and