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Technical examinations which are initiated or are to be approved by the Community Plant Variety Office must be performed in accordance with the test guidelines which have been adopted by the Administrative Council. Technical examinations started prior to the decision are not affected unless otherwise announced. The plant species concerned as well as the date of the decision are accordingly published in the Official Gazette of the Office. The technical protocol can be consulted through the website of the Office, or upon request can be transmitted by the Office. Technical questionnaires

On 23rd January the European Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office launched the new 2023 EU SME Fund, which offers intellectual property vouchers for EU-based SMEs.

The 2023 EU SME Fund is established by the European Commission and the EUIPO - European Union Intellectual Property Office. This fund provides vouchers for intellectual property protection to small and medium-sized enterprises within the EU.

EU SMEs represent 99% of all businesses and provide around three-quarters of all EU jobs. To scale up and attract investment, SMEs need to

Together with its national partners Bundessortenamt, (Germany),  Naktuinbouw, (the Netherlands), GEVES, (France), and COBORU, (Poland), the Community Plant Variety Office will be present on a joint booth at IPM ESSEN 2023 (International Trade Fair for Plants, Technology, Floristry, and Garden Features), the world’s largest trade fair for the horticultural industry.

IPM will be taking place from 24 to 27 January 2023 in Essen, Germany

The trade fair is a great opportunity for the CPVO and national examination offices to meet with clients and stakeholders after two

We would like to inform you that the CPVO will be closed on the following

The CPVO launches a new online tool called "e-Proceedings". 

Until today, filing legal proceedings with the CPVO was only possible by email or by regular post. As of now, the new "e-Proceedings" feature within the CPVO User Area makes this a lot easier, while at the same time ensuring its legal reliability.  

With "e-Proceedings" users will be able to file, in an intuitive way, an Objection, a Nullity petition, a Cancellation request, a Restitutio in Integrum request or an Appeal regarding one or more Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVRs). For each CPVR,

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and the Italian Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Italia) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which entered into force on 19 October 2022.

This MoU has a duration of 3 years and establishes areas of cooperation in relevant thematic matters and activities of mutual interest, mainly related to the project ICC Agri-Food Hubs.

The cooperation will primarily consist in joint advocacy and information campaigns aimed at raising awareness on relevant policies and practices in the field of plant variety