Webinar on intellectual property in the agri-food sector
Friday, April 23, 2021

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), in partnership with the European intellectual property helpdesk, organises a webinar focusing on intellectual property (IP) rights in the agri-food sector. .. read more..

Seminar on the benefits of Plant Variety Protection
Thursday, July 19, 2018

On 20 September 2018 the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), in collaboration with the Executive Agency for variety testing, field inspection and seed control of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (the ‘Bulgarian Agency’) is organising a seminar on the benefits of Plant Variety Pro... .. read more..

Joint EPO-CPVO conference: Supporting innovation in the plant sector
Thursday, November 16, 2017

The European Commission issued on 3 November 2016 a Notice on certain articles of Directive 98/44/EC, in which, inter alia, it expressed its views on the patentability of products (plants or animals) produced by essentially biological processes. The Commission concluded that the EU legislator’s i... .. read more..

Vegetable varieties open day
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

This open day, organised by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), is aimed at breeders, their representatives, examination offices, and users of protected vegetable varieties in the European Union. It will allow an exchange of views on essential aspects to vegetable distinctness, uniformity ... .. read more..