March 4, 2015

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Canada - Agricultural Growth Act now law

March 3, 2015

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Producing and licensing new plant varieties developed by University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) plant breeders (Southeast AgNet)

March 2, 2015

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Grain Farmers of Ontario applauds Royal Assent of Bill C-18

Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association's 2015 Seed Guide

New statements published by EPSO Agricultural Technologies working group

February 28, 2015

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Canada - Le ministre de l'agriculture annonce que la Loi sur la croissance dans le secteur agricole a obtenu la sanction royale - L'industrie souligne l'adoption de la loi qui modernisera l'industrie agricole canadienne

Deutschland - Streit um Saatgut-Nachbaugebühren verschärft sich (Top Agrar)

February 27, 2015

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Canada - Landmark legislation Bill C-18 receives Royal Assent in Parliament - Plant Breeders’ Rights amendments keep Canada competitive and innovative

Canada - Agricultural sector pleased with updated Plant Breeders’ Rights from Royal Assent of C-18

Circular E-15/035 - UPOV Gazette No. 107 on the website

Canada - Alberta Wheat Commission commends the Federal Government on passing the Agricultural Growth Act 

Canterra Seeds congratulates the Canadian government on the passing of Bill C-18 

February 26, 2015

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U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office issues 181 certificates of protection on September 26, 2014

February 25, 2015

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Canada - Commissioner of plant breeders’ rights says UPOV ’91 will benefit farmers: enhanced intellectual property protection will bring more investment, better varieties, and greater choice (Alberta Farmer)

February 23, 2015

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France - L'agriculture et l'alimentation ont besoin d'un droit d'auteur sur les nouvelles variétés de semences créées 

February 18, 2015

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Help the Federal Bureau of Investigation thwart economic espionage (Seed World)

February 12, 2015

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Canada - Plant breeders’ rights hike wheat profit (The Western Producer)

February 9, 2015

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Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) Africa Project - High level round-table meeting on plant variety protection in Africa in November 2014

February 7, 2015

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Canada’s plant breeder’s rights legislation - Bill C-18 will take from farmers’ pockets (The Western Producer)

February 6, 2015

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Canada - UPOV 91 demands detailed records from seed cleaners - Operators must take measures to prevent illegal seed sales (The Western Producer)

February 5, 2015

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Intellectual property (IP) rights for plants in Australia (Lexology)

February 4, 2015

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Barenbrug USA turfgrass technology now patented by the US government

February 3, 2015

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Exosect is granted patents for dust drift reduction and enhanced flowability in sowing seeds

January 30, 2015

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IP in Ag Innovation Series: One innovation? Billions in benefits

Tanzania holds first course on plant breeders’ rights

January 28, 2015

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USA - FBI offers tips to help seed companies protect against theft of trade secrets (Seed World)

January 27, 2015

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The Netherlands - Licensing platform for plant breeding innovations (Managing Intellectual Property)

January 23, 2015

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Legal framework of crop seed business in Turkey (Özkan Law Office via Mondaq)

January 22, 2015

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Plant variety rights In Turkey (Özkan Law Office via Mondaq)

January 20, 2015

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USA - The Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) is seeking candidates for the Plant Variety Protection Board