Newsletters

As you will see in this issue of the CPVO Newsletter a number of interesting activities were carried out in the first half of this year. As regards statistics, the increase in applications this year was until now substantial compared to last year. If the same pace continues until the year end, we will have a similar number or even more applications than the record year of 2011. The year started with a decrease in the application fee from €900 to €650 and the annual fee will be decreased from €300 to €250 as from 1

As you will note from this newsletter, the Office is busy with a number of interesting activities. However, as regards the number of applications, there is a slowdown and it seems as if the record year of 2011 will remain unsurpassed. The number of applications is back to normal and it is expected that the Office will receive fewer applications in 2012 than in 2011. The number of titles in force will almost certainly grow this year as a large number of DUS reports will be finalised by the examination offices taking into account

I am proud that the first CPVO newsletter appears today as an additional tool to inform our stakeholders about important events and developments for both the CPVO and the system for which it is responsible. You could of course raise the question why it took more than 15 years for the CPVO to issue a newsletter. To be honest, I am not able to give a convincing answer. We could have done it before, since it was certainly not a lack of “news” or means that prevented us from doing so. But, as the saying goes, “better late