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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