On October 27, 2023, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) released its third set of explanatory notes on essentially derived variety (EDV) protection. In this ...

The legal concept of an “essentially derived” variety serves to effectively extend the reach of a Plant Variety Right (PVR; often also used synonymously with Plant Breeders’ Rights, or PBRs) issued ...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s potential move to join a global treaty on plant varieties may criminalise traditional practices like seed saving and sharing, driving up costs and increasing farmers ...

In an interview with Mehr News Agency (MNA), Valiollah Mohammadi, professor of Agronomy and Plant Breeding Sciences at University of Tehran warned the Iranian parliament which is going to discuss Iran ...

The Council of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) held its fifty-sixth ordinary session on October 28, 2022, under the chairmanship of Mr. Marien Valstar of ...

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet’s decision on May 31 to join the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is incompatible with the recently enacted Plant Variety ...

Social movements call on Benin to reconsider membership in UPOV, urging protection of local seed systems and food sovereignty [Cotonou, Benin] – On June 1, 2023, a coalition of diverse organizations, ...

The government is being urged to study in depth the negative impact on Thai farmers of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV 1991) if Thailand wants to join the ...

Turkey has ratified the UPOV Convention (1991 Act), the international convention for the protection of new varieties of plants. It was accepted by Turkish parliament and published as Law number 5601 ...