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CPVO policy seminar on the impact of the Community Plant Variety Rights in the EU - 28 April 2022

As from 8:55am on 28 April, you will able to connect to our dedicated video platform and watch the videostream of the CPVO seminar using one of these links:

- Live videostream in ENGLISH

- Live videostream in FRENCH

- Live videostream in ORIGINAL LANGUAGE (you will hear the seminar without interpretation)

In addition, you can also follow the seminar live on the CPVO YouTube channel, where the recordings should become available only a few hours after the end of the seminar.

Enjoy and remember that you can

26 April 2022
Official Announcement

Official Publications 2.2022

The official Gazette of the CPVO has been published and is available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download the gazette from the Gazette

19 April 2022
Press Release

CPVO & EPO renew cooperation agreement

The CPVO today renewed its Administrative Arrangement with the European Patent Office (EPO) to continue their cooperation. On 31 March, in an online meeting, President Francesco Mattina of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and President António Campinos of the European Patent Office (EPO) renewed the EPO-CPVO cooperation agreement for a duration of five years.

The first Administrative Arrangement was signed in 2016. It enabled greater transparency and exchange of knowledge between the two organisations.

The cooperation focuses on data exchange and sharing work

31 March 2022
Press Release

President of the CPVO visits the EUIPO in Alicante, Spain

On Tuesday 8 March 2022, Mr Francesco Mattina, President of the CPVO, met with Mr Christian Archambeau, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain, to discuss ongoing cooperation between both organisations, and possible future synergies.

The CPVO and the EUIPO have enjoyed close cooperation over several years, and the signature of a new Service Level Agreement (SLA), which entered into force in July 2021, further reinforces this relationship.

The scope of this SLA covers a wide range ofactivities in different areas,

09 March 2022
Press Release

Video interview: Francesco Mattina, President of the CPVO since February 2022

In this video portrait recorded on the first week of his mandate as new President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), Francesco Mattina gives a few words about his vision and key priorities for the CPVO.

You can watch the video on youtube.

You can read more about Francesco Mattina's appointment and professional background on this

24 February 2022
Press Release

CPVO's Board of Appeal has new Alternate Chairperson

On 20 December 2021, the Council of the EU appointed Mr Marcus Navin-Jones as Alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the CPVO for a period of five years starting on 20 February 2022, the date on which he will take up his duties.

Marcus Navin-Jones is a solicitor and solicitor-advocate in Belgium, Ireland, England & Wales. Over the past two decades his primary focus has been on the implementation and interpretation of EU law, including intellectual property law.

18 February 2022
Technical Announcement

Announcement n◦ 1/2022 of the Community Plant Variety Office. Decision of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office on test guidelines 22/12/2021 & 01/02/2022

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

15 February 2022
Official Announcement

Official Gazette 1.2022 and annex to the Annual Report 2021

The official Gazette of the CPVO 1.2022, the S2 Gazette 2022 and the annex to the Annual Report 2021 have been published and are available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download both gazettes from the Gazette page, the annex to the Annual Report from the Annual Reports page.

A search tool is available to identify these modifications on the web site of the Office: S2

15 February 2022
Press Release

New President of the Community Plant Variety Office takes up office

On 01 February 2022, Francesco Mattina took up his duties as President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), the European Union (EU) agency responsible for granting plant variety rights, after being appointed to this role by the Council of the European Union on 20 December 2021.

Francesco Mattina, a 51-year-old Italian national specialised in EU law and in Intellectual Property law, joined the CPVO in 2013 after gaining international experience in private law firms as a partner and in the EU public sector as a senior legal advisor in industrial property at the EU Agency

31 January 2022
Official Announcement

Duration of Community Plant Variety Protection extended from 25 to 30 years for certain species

By Regulation (EU) 2021/1873 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2021, the term of protection of the Community plant variety rights for varieties of the species Asparagus officinalis L. and of the species groups flower bulbs, woody small fruits and woody ornamentals has been extended by five years. The duration of the Community plant variety rights will, therefore, be extended from 25 to 30 years.

This Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, namely on 15

20 December 2021
Official Announcement

Official Publications 6.2021

The official Gazette of the CPVO has been published and is available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download the gazette from the Gazette

15 December 2021
Technical Announcement

Announcement n◦ 7/2021 of the Community Plant Variety Office. Decision of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office on test guidelines 07/10/2021

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

15 December 2021