Training Course “Plant Variety Protection Under the UPOV Convention” (UPOV/USPTO/GE/15)
May 4 to May 8, 2015 (Geneva, Switzerland)
Meeting Documents
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/01 | Program |  EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/02 | List of participants | EN |
Presentations
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/03 | Experience of the United States of America Prepared by: Ms. Elaine T.L. Wu, Patent Attorney, Office of Legislative and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/04 | Experience of the Netherlands - Prepared by: Mr. Kees van Ettekoven, Head of Variety Testing Department, Naktuinbouw Prepared by: Mr. Kees van Ettekoven, Head of Variety Testing Department, Naktuinbouw | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/05 | Experience of the European Union Prepared by: Mr. Francesco Mattina, Head of Legal Unit, Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/06 | Experience of Australia Prepared by: Mr. Nik Hulse, Senior Examiner of PBR, Plant Breeder's Rights Office, IP Australia | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/07 | Experience of Germany Prepared by: Ms. Beate Rücker, Head of Division, National Listing, Variety Protection, Genetic Resources, Bundessortenamt (Federal Plant Variety Office) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/08 | Experience of the development of legislation in Zanzibar, Tanzania Prepared by: Mr. Ali Juma Juma, Deputy Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tanzania | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/09 | Experience of Kenya
Prepared by: Mr. Edwin Mecha Nyamwaya, Plant Examiner, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/10 | Experience of the European Union Prepared by: Mr. Francesco Mattina, Head of Legal Unit, Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/11 | Patents and trade secrets
Prepared by: Mr. Marco Aleman, Acting Director, Patent Law Division, Patents and Technology Sector, WIPO
Prepared by: Mr. Marco Aleman, Acting Director, Patent Law Division, Patents and Technology Sector, WIPO | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/12 | Trademarks and geographical indications Prepared by: Ms. Marie Paule Rizo, Head, Design and Geographical Indication Law Section, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/13 | Perspective of an international research center
Prepared by: Ms. Elise Perset, General Counsel, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/14 | Perspective of a national research center
Prepared by: Mr. José Luis Solleiro Rebolledo, Head, Group of Strategic Innovation Management, Center for Applied Science and Technological Development, National University of Mexico | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/15 | Perspective of a farmer-breeder
Prepared by: Mr. Derk Gesink, potato farmer and breeder, Netherlands Prepared by: Mr. Derk Gesink, potato farmer and breeder, Netherlands | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/16 | Perspective of an international breeding company Prepared by: Mr. Michael Kock, Head of Intellectual Property, Syngenta | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/17 | Issues for CIOPORA
Prepared by: Mr. Edgar Krieger, Secretary General, International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit-Tree Varieties (CIOPORA) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/18 | Issues for the International Seed Federation (ISF) Prepared by: Mr. Michael Keller, Secretary General, International Seed Federation (ISF) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/19 | Issues for the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) Prepared by: Mr. Justin J. Rakotoarisaona, Secretary General, African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/20 | Farmers’ perspective on plant variety protection Prepared by: Mr. Marco Marzano, Secretary General, World Farmers Organization (WFO) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/21 | DUS testing for the European Union and Germany Prepared by: Ms. Beate Rücker, Head of Division, National Listing, Variety Protection, Genetic Resources, Bundessortenamt (Federal Plant Variety Office) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/22 | DUS testing for the European Union and the Netherlands Prepared by: Mr. Kees van Ettekoven, Head of Variety Testing Department, Naktuinbouw, Netherlands | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/23 | DUS testing in Kenya Prepared by: Mr. Edwin Mecha Nyamwaya, Plant Examiner, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/24 | DUS testing in the Republic of Korea Prepared by: Ms. Eunsun Chung, Senior Examiner, Plant Variety Division, Korea Seed and Variety Service (KSVS), Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/25 | DUS testing in Australia Prepared by: Mr. Nik Hulse, Senior Examiner of PBR, Plant Breeder's Rights Office, IP Australia | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/26 | End point royalties in Australia Prepared by: Mr. Nik Hulse, Senior Examiner of PBR, Plant Breeder's Rights Office, IP Australia | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/27 | Breeders’ rights and contracts and enforcement in the European Union Prepared by: Mr. Francesco Mattina, Head of Legal Unit, Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/28 | Use of molecular techniques for variety identification and enforcement Prepared by: Mr. Kees van Ettekoven, Head of Variety Testing Department, Naktuinbouw, Netherlands | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/29 | Enforcement in Japan Prepared by: Mr. Yoshiyuki Ohno, Assistant Examiner, Plant Variety Protection Office, New Business and Intellectual Property Division, Industry Affairs Bureau Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/30 | Enforcement in the Republic of Korea Prepared by: Ms. Eunsun Chung, Senior Examiner, Plant Variety Division, Korea Seed and Variety Service (KSVS), Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) | EN |
| UPOV/USPTO/GE/15/31 | Experience on essentially derived varieties in Australia Prepared by: Mr. Nik Hulse, Senior Examiner of PBR, Plant Breeder's Rights Office, IP Australia | EN |
