April 2, 2024

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Report from APBREBEES, Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society - UPOV turns a deaf ear to the concerns of smallholder farmers

July 4, 2023

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The potential impact of UPOV 1991 on the Malaysian seed sector, farmers, and their practices

February 24, 2023

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The UPOV accession process - Preventing appropriate PVP laws for new members

December 14, 2022

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Concentration and IPRs in the Seed Industry: a View From the USA

Sentence by the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras, declaring the Law for the Protection of Plant Varieties unconstitutional

September 21, 2022

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Implementing the International Treaty (ITPGRFA) in light of UNDROP

April 12, 2022

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The reasons why Indonesia should not (be forced to) join UPOV

November 29, 2021

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The EU’s push for intellectual property rights on seeds and its impact on developing countries
La presión de la UE a favor de los derechos de propiedad intelectual sobre las semillas y sus consecuencias para los países en desarrollo
La pression de l’UE en faveur des droits de propriété intellectuelle sur les semences et son impact sur les pays en développement

Plant variety protection & UPOV 1991 in the European Union’s Trade Policy: Rationale, effects & state of play

October 14, 2021

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New APBREBES study “Searching for flexibility - Why parties to the 1978 Act of the UPOV Convention have not acceded to the 1991 Act” explores the debates around plant variety protection in nine countries that are parties to UPOV 78

October 5, 2021

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Searching for flexibility - Why parties to the 1978 Act of the UPOV Convention have not acceded to the 1991 Act

March 1, 2021

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Plant variety protection in practice in Vietnam: the pains in the gains achieved

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

August 25, 2020

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

December 19, 2019

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Farmers‘ Rights vs. Breeders‘ Rights during the negotiations at the 8th Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

November 12, 2019

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APBREBES report from the 2019 UPOV Session

September 20, 2019

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Access to Seed Index shows: Implementation of UPOV 1991 unnecessary for the development of a strong seed market - A policy brief by the Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society (APBREBES)

May 9, 2019

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New Publication: A Dysfunctional Plant Variety Protection System: Ten Years of UPOV Implementation in Francophone Africa, Working Paper
Faillite de la protection intellectuelle des obtentions végétales : 10 années d’UPOV en Afrique francophone, Document de travail

April 20, 2016

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The new seed law of Venezuela