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Official Announcement
Official Publications 3.2017

The Official Publication of the CPVO 3.2017 and the S2 Publication have been published and are available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download both publications from the Official publications .

A search tool is available to identify these modifications on the web site of the Office: S2 Publication
15 June 2017
Press Release
Appointment of the new Vice-President of the CPVO

Following an open competition, the Council of the EU decided on 6 June 2017, on the basis of a proposal from the European Commission drawn up after obtaining the opinion of the Administration Council of the CPVO, to appoint Mr. Francesco MATTINA, as Vice-President of the CPVO for a period of five years. His term will start on a date that must be agreed upon between the President and the Administrative Council of the CPVO.

Francesco Mattina, of Italian nationality, is currently the Head of the Legal Unit of the CPVO....
09 June 2017
Communication
EP workshop on oversight and resources of fee-receiving EU Agencies

The European Parliament organised a workshop on 4 May 2017 in order to discuss the oversight and resources of fully self-financed agencies. The CPVO presented their views and recommendations for the committee.

The CPVO, as one of the few fully self-financed European Agencies has a tailor-made governance structure taking account of its role, in which the Administrative Council, in the presence of breeders organisations, approves the budget and human resource allocations and provides the so-called ‘discharge’ of the President.

The meeting of the European...
12 May 2017
Technical Announcement
Announcement n◦ 3/2017 of the Community Plant Variety Office. Decision of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office on test guidelines 15/03/2017

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 for...
15 April 2017
Press Release
EPO and CPVO workshop on plant-related inventions

Technical and legal experts from the European Patent Office and the CPVO gathered for a second joint workshop in Munich on 30 March 2017, to exchange information on plant-related patents and plant variety rights . Read the joint Press Release.
31 March 2017
Communication
Recruitment of a Technical Expert

The CPVO is recruiting a Technical expert. The working activities are related to the processing of applications for Community Plant Variety Rights and to assisting the project manager of the experts working group IMODDUS which aims to integrate biomolecular techniques into variety testing. Futher details on the CPVO web site . Deadline to apply: 5 April 2017.
23 March 2017
Communication
EIPIN-Innovation Society Joint-Doctorate

European IP Institutes Network Innovation Society (EIPIN-Innovation Society )

A Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska Curie Action ITN-EJD

Introduction

The CPVO is a Partner Organization to the EIPIN-Innovation Society Joint-Doctorate funded by the European Commission within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, International Training Networks (ITN), European Joint Doctorates (EJD). The funding period is March 1, 2017 until February 28, 2021, Grant Agreement number 721733-EIPIN IS-MSCA-ITN-EJD , European IP Institutes Network-...
20 March 2017
State of play of the CPVO Strategic plan 2016-2021

The CPVO has been drafting the strategic plan for the coming years, and had launched a stakeholder consultation through an on-line survey to obtain feedback and input on the future direction of the Office.

Preparing and positioning the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) for the years to come requires the ambition to be a key player in the evolving Intellectual Property and plant variety landscape, the openness to developing as an organisation on the basis of a partnership approach and the necessary financial and human resources to best serve our stakeholders.

The on-line...
14 March 2017
Communication
CPVO Newsletter #12 published!

The Winter 2016-2017 edition of the CPVO newsletter is now available. Happy reading!
13 March 2017
Communication
CPVO consultation on external communications

Invitation from President Martin Ekvad to participate in a Public Consultation on CPVO’s External Communications

As part of our stakeholder community, your response will be vital for an evaluation of our communications activities we have commissioned from ICF, a consultancy. The evaluation aims to ensure that our communications meet the needs of all our stakeholders and are contributing to the delivery of our 2017-2021 strategic plan.

Please click here to access the consultation. It should take no more than 15...
28 February 2017
Official Announcement
Announcement n◦ 2/2017 of the Community Plant Variety Office. The launch of our new e-communication tool "MyPVR"

The CPVO developed an all-new e-communication tool, called "MyPVR". It was launched on 12 January 2017 on the CPVO website. MyPVR is the client portal for all contacts with the CPVO, aiming to computerise all steps in the application process, and further enhance electronic interaction between applicants and the CPVO. We remain available for any questions you may have at: MyPVR [at] cpvo [dot] europa [dot] eu
15 February 2017
Official Announcement
Announcement n◦ 1/2017 of the Community Plant Variety Office. New annual and examination fees

The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2141 of 6 December 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 as regards the level of the annual fee and of the examination fees payable to the CPVO has been published in the Official Journal of the EU L332/13 of 7 December 2016. The new fees apply as from 1 January 2017.

Download the new Regulation 2016/2141
15 February 2017