Hamburg, March 28 – Andrés Velásquez is the new Director of PR and Communication at CIOPORA, the International Association of Breeders of...

Today is the 13th day of the Russian war on Ukraine, a war on fundamental human rights and freedoms, and Ukraine's sovereignty. The...

Today, March 3, we shall add ONLINE tickets to the registration pages of the upcoming CIOPORA Annual General Meeting in Cologne. Online...

On February 24, CIOPORA will launch a brand new member platform - a new home of the CIOPORA community and a single space for the...

DEFRA invites to the two half-day webinars “Variety listing and plant breeders’ rights (PBR) in the UK” on March 8 and March 10. The...

For immediate release Hamburg, February 10 – Thirteen leading cut rose breeders, organized in CIOPORA and its Crop Section Cut Rose IRBA,...

On December 10, the Administrative Council of CPVO had adopted the revised Guidelines on variety denominations with Explanatory Notes...

CIOPORA will offer an International seminar on plant breeding and plant Intellectual Property during MyPlant & Garden International B2B...

The Community Plant Variety Office has published guidance on how to identify genera and species that qualify for up to 30 years of CPVR...

China writes a new chapter in its system of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) by revising its Seed Law (December 24), that will come into...

CIOPORA invites its members and friends to the Annual General Meeting Week - our first in-person event in two years! We at CIOPORA...

Starting December 1, Paulo is CIOPORA's new Technical Expert. With a strong background in plant breeding, phytosanitary matters, and...

By Dr. Edgar Krieger - CIOPORA Secretary General On 3 December the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority PPV&FRA...

By Selena Travaglio, CIOPORA Legal Counsel Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 October 2021 - José Cánovas Pardo SL v Club de...

On December 8, CIOPORA members and supporters are invited to join the final 2021 event of the CIOPORA IP Forum series. The event will...

The 2nd edition of the CIOPORA Breeding Academy is back with two webinars in November. On November 11, learn from Dr. Robert Boehm (Head...

CIOPORA's Advocacy Goal Achieved Update, October 26 - The EU REGULATION 2021/1873 on the extension of the term of the Community Plant...

In 2018, the US Farm Bill amended the US Plant Variety Protection Act, paving way for asexually reproduced plant varieties to be...

The ‘Fruit Detective’ and his Modern Citrus Cultivars Descriptive Database No one can stay uninterested in fruit after a casual...

When? 5:00 – 6:30 PM (PT) on October 13 To what extent does China’s plant variety IP regime address China’s twin goals of becoming an...

Strasbourg, September 13 – The EU Parliament has adopted in the first reading the Proposal of the EU Commission to extend the term of...

Update 13.09.2021 - Due to high demand, the booking for this event is now closed. Thank you for your interest and stay tuned for the...

Starting September 1, Selena is CIOPORA's new Legal Counsel. Born and raised in Bari, Italy, Selena is an Italian qualified lawyer with a...

Project ROGERES to Record DNA Data of 4,000 Rose Varieties for Enhanced Variety Identification Since March 2021, Prof. Dr. Thomas...

By Dr. Shujun YU, YU & WANG PBR Law Service, and Alanna Rennie, Baker McKenzie. Since 2010, Lawyers Renchun YU and Wanjun WANG from the...

Wellington/Hamburg, August 12 – Continuing CIOPORA’s efforts to improve New Zealand’s Plant Variety Rights (PVR) Bill, CIOPORA Co-Vice...

In brief On 7 July 2021, the Supreme People’s Court Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law to Cases Involving...

July 21 - CIOPORA has added two Factsheets on Plant Breeders' Rights and other IP Rights relevant to plant breeders to its...

Note on terminology: this article uses the original Kazakh legal terminology. Henceforth, this article will refer to Plant Breeders...

After exploring various aspects of the US plant IP on June 15, CIOPORA is now turning its gaze East. China Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR)...

As his ten-year tenure as the President of the Community Plant Variety Office nears its completion, Martin Ekvad has a lot to be proud...

On May 25, CIOPORA's Legal Counsel Micaela Filippo shared CIOPORA's insights on enforcement of Plant Breeders' Rights in asexually...

Hamburg, May 25 - CIOPORA is launching a series of member-exclusive virtual events to facilitate the dialogue on Intellectual Property...

Wellington, May 11 - The New Zealand Plant Variety Rights Bill has been introduced to the Parliament for the first reading. With New...

Brussels, April 29 - Following the study on New Genomic Techniques (NGT) ordered by the Council and published on April 29, the European...

Hamburg, May 6 - CIOPORA has released the second publication in the Enforcement Toolkit series. Compiled by the CIOPORA IP Lawyer Members...

Hamburg, May 5 - The CIOPORA Academy has launched the registration for the second webinar series in 2021. Following the established...

Read CIOPORA public Newsletter on Intellectual Property protection for plants, April 2021

Hamburg, April 1 - CIOPORA invites its members to register for the CIOPORA virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021. The administrative...

Celebrating the 60th Anniversaries of UPOV and CIOPORA, and the 30th Anniversary of UPOV 1991, the digital magazine showcases articles by...

Angers/Washington, D.C., March 15 - CPVO has announced that, effective immediately, the U.S. PVP Office will accept DUS reports from the...

By Stephany G. Small, Panitch Schwarze As reported in CIOPORA's COVID-19 PVP Update Feed on May 5 2020, the United States Patent and...

Volume 8, Issue 1 of the European Seed Magazine showcases views on the principle of Essentially Derived Variety (EDV) of the EDV advocacy...

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is inviting all players of the ornamental horticulture supply chain to...

Angers, February 8 – By decision of the President of the CPVO, the invoicing procedure for the DUS report take-over will be from now on...

Canberra, February 15 - IP Australia has announced that the arrangements to provide more time for PBR customers will be continued until...

Hamburg, February 4 - CIOPORA has released a new member-exclusive publication the CIOPORA Enforcement Toolkit People's Republic of China....

Access and Benefit Sharing application in plant breeding: no due diligence for use of commercial plant varieties in the EU.

Rules that apply to Plant Variety Rights after Brexit

Reported by David Cochrane and Craig Kahn, Spoor & Fisher, South Africa, and prepared by CIOPORA Office. Out of 54 states on the African...