March 20, 2024

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UPOV updates explanatory note on essentially derived varieties (EDVs) (Morrison Foerster)

February 8, 2024

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Plant breeders' rights in Israel (JMB Davis)

February 6, 2024

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UPOV releases explanatory notes further defining protection for essentially derived varieties (Cooley)

January 24, 2024

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Landmark memorandum of understanding aigned between the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) to enhance plant variety rights

November 6, 2023

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Breeders welcome the adoption of the new Explanatory Notes on Essentially Derived Varieties by the UPOV Council 

UPOV Council holds its Annual Session

October 19, 2023

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United Kingdom - Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette, Special edition October 2023

September 22, 2022

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“We will not achieve food security without reaching consensus on Farmers’ Rights and Breeders’ Rights” - Speech by Arthur Santosh Attavar, ISF Vice President, at the Opening Ceremony of the ninth session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 

August 9, 2022

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Protection of plant varieties in the United Arab Emirates (Mondaq)

January 27, 2022

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Release of new version of UPOV PRISMA
Nouvelle version d’UPOV PRISMA disponible
Freigabe einer neuer Version von UPOV PRISMA
Nueva versión de UPOV PRISMA disponible

July 7, 2021

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UPOV (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) announces dates for session two of its 2021 Distance Learning Courses

June 2, 2021

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Origene is granted U.S. patent covering Powdery Mildew-resistant watermelon plant (Fresh Plaza)

May 24, 2021

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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture releases inventory on farmers' rights - Unique collection of best practices from around the world

May 10, 2021

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TomaTech cracks the code for ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes, files patents for ToBRFV-resistant DNA markers for tomato varieties

April 26, 2021

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Three ways in which protecting intellectual property can inspire innovation

The importance of initellectual property in plant science

March 22, 2021

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60th Anniversary of CIOPORA and UPOV Convention

February 1, 2021

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Release of new version of UPOV PRISMA
Nouvelle version d’UPOV PRISMA disponible
Freigabe einer neuer Version von UPOV PRISMA
Nueva versión de UPOV PRISMA disponible

December 17, 2020

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New APBREBES publication - Focus on plant variety protection: A compilation of selected literature on the impact of the UPOV Convention, alternative sui generis PVP laws and the effect on farmers’ rights
Gros plan sur la protection des obtentions végétales :Une compilation de publications sélectionnées surles impacts de la convention UPOV, les lois alternativessui generis de protection des obtentionsvégétales et l’effet sur les droits des agriculteurs
La protección de las variedades vegetales en el punto de mira:Compilación de literatura seleccionada sobre las repercusiones del convenio de la UPOV, las leyes alternativas sui generis de protección de las variedades vegetales y el efecto en los derechos del agricultor

November 18, 2020

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Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society (APBREBES) report from the 2020 UPOV Session

October 30, 2020

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Council of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) holds its fifty-fourth ordinary annual session

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) appoints new Secretary General

October 16, 2020

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CIOPORA video release: Understand essentially derived variety concept in 90 seconds

August 31, 2020

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CanBreed secures CRISPR-Cas9 patent license to improve cannabis varieties for medical uses

August 25, 2020

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Intellectual property rights and the realization of farmers’ rights under the ITPGRFA – A conflict?

July 14, 2020

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AIPH, CIOPORA and Union Fleurs Call for reason and fairness regarding payments of royalties in 2020

April 22, 2020

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Special session of UPOV DL-205 course, “Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention”, during the COVID-19 situation, May 4 to June 7, 2020

April 16, 2020

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UPOV circular : Measures related to incoming and outgoing UPOV correspondence
Mesures relatives à la correspondance entrante et sortante de l'UPOV
Maßnahmen im Zusammenhang mit eingehendem und ausgehendem UPOV-Schriftverkehr
Medidas relacionadas con la correspondencia entrante y saliente de la UPOV

March 25, 2020

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UPOV working arrangements in the context of COVID-19 situation
Modalités de travail appliquées par l’UPOV dans le contexte de la COVID-19
Arbeitsregelungen der UPOV im Zusammenhang mit der COVID-19-Situation
Modalidades de trabajo de la UPOV en el contexto de la situación relativa al COVID-19

February 25, 2020

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UPOV announces the release of UPOV PRISMA, Version 2.4
UPOV gibt die Freigabe von UPOV PRISMA, Version 2.4, bekannt
Une nouvelle version d’UPOV PRISMA est disponible
Nueva versión de UPOV PRISMA disponible