August 4, 2025

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Happening Tuesday, August 5: Webinar Series on Farmers’ and Breeders’ Rights in the Philippines, 2nd session

July 30, 2025

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) - Call for comment on a GM purple tomato

July 25, 2025

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India - Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) grants approval to conduct confined field trials of maize, cotton, and pigeon pea

China - Revised measures for quarantine administration of imported plant propagation materials notified

July 21, 2025

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Happening Tuesday, July 22: Webinar Series on Farmers’ and Breeders’ Rights in India

July 18, 2025

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Australian )GTR - DIR 216 - Commercial release of cotton genetically modified for insect resistance and herbicide tolerance (Bollgard 3 ThryvOn cotton with XtendFlex® Technology)

July 14, 2025

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Proceedings of the 156th Meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee held on 14.07.2025

Advanta Seeds secures plant variety protection in India for popular hybrid okra 'Raadhika' (Global Agriculture)

July 8, 2025

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New Zealand - Plant breeders dig deep into gene Bill - Christchurch forum will unpack all aspects of the controversial legislation in day-long gathering (Farmers Weekly)

July 1, 2025

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New Zealand Intellectual Property Office - The Plant Variety Rights Journal - July 2025

June 23, 2025

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Australia OGTR - License issued: DIR 215 - Limited and controlled release of canola genetically modified for dairy protein production

Why regulations in plant gene editing are a must

June 20, 2025

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India must develop a GM crop plan based on science - With the Supreme Court calling for a national GM crop policy, India has a rare opportunity to make the most of its research potential (Nature)

June 18, 2025

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) approves updated definitions for genetically modified food

June 9, 2025

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Proceedings of the 155th Meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee held on 09.06.2025

Australian OGTR - DIR 211 - Limited and controlled release of safflower genetically modified for dairy protein production and altered fat composition

June 4, 2025

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New Zealand - Official Information Act request by Farmers Weekly has shown how the world’s largest agrichemical companies are walking away from the New Zealand market on grounds of regulatory cost, time and complexity (Farmers Weekly)

Beijing IP Court Releases 2024 Annual Cases - Case VIII: “FL218” Corn Plant Variety Right Invalidity Administrative Dispute - Clarifying Novelty, Specificity Standards and Burden of Proof in Plant Variety Invalidity Procedures (National Law Review)

May 30, 2025

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China - Regulations on the protection of new plant varieties finalized

May 28, 2025

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Australian OGTR - DIR 218 - Commercial release of tomato genetically modified for purple fruit colour

Australian OGTR - DIR 212 - Limited and controlled release of canola genetically modified for increased photosynthesis and photorespiration 

May 27, 2025

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 China - State Council released revised Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (Lexology)

May 19, 2025

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China - New trends for patent examination? Draft amendments to the guidelines of patent examination (Lexology)

May 9, 2025

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Study on royalty payment and plant breeder's rights in Indian floriculture

May 5, 2025

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China releases Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (The National Law Review)

May 4, 2025

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India approves first genome-edited rice varieties (Nature)

May 2, 2025

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China revises regulations on protection of new plant varieties (China Daily)

May 1, 2025

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People’s Republic of China notified the National Standard for Legume Herbage Seed (Draft for Comments) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/TBT/N/CHN/2053

April 30, 2025

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La Chine intensifie la culture du maïs génétiquement modifié, mais les contrôles étatiques et les essais disparates laissent l'industrie dans l'incertitude (ZoneBourse)

April 25, 2025

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Counterfeit seeds hurt farmers, undermine food security (Pakistan Observer)