News Archives
Naktuinbouw - Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands
from June 20 to July 1, 2011
UPOV Press Release No. 82
(Geneva, October 21, 2010)
UPOV Council Holds Annual Session
UPOV Press Release No. 81
(Geneva, March 26, 2010)
UPOV Council appoints new Vice Secretary-General
WIPO-UPOV Headquarters, Place des Nations
June 5, 2010
KAVB Symposium: Plant names, global challenges
Amsterdam, October 11 to 13, 2010
(Royal General Bulbgrowers' Association (KAVB), Netherlands)
UPOV Job Opportunities
Senior Techical Counsellor (UPOV53) (deadline: October 29, 2010)
(re-advertisement)
UPOV DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DL-205
"Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection
Under the UPOV Convention"
Course dates: November 8 to December 12, 2010
Naktuinbouw - Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands
from June 14 to 25, 2010 (Adobe PDF)
UPOV DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DL-205
"Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection
Under the UPOV Convention"
Course dates: May 3 to June 6, 2010
UPOV's response to: General Assembly of the United Nations - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Note from the representatives of the members of the Union to the Council of UPOV,
presented to the Third Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations on
October 21, 2009, concerning the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Second World Seed Conference
Responding to the challenges of a changing world: The role of new plant varieties
and high quality seed in agriculture
FAO, Rome, September 8-10, 2009
Declaration WSC Proceedings
First ECOSA International Seed Trade Conference (ECOSA 2009)
Antalya, Turkey
December 2 to 4, 2009
UPOV Press Release No. 79
(Geneva, May 12, 2009)
Accession of the Slovak Republic to the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
Naktuinbouw - Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands
from June 15 to 26, 2009 (Adobe PDF)
UPOV Press Release No. 78
(Geneva, December 12, 2008)
Costa Rica accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV Press Release No. 77
(Geneva, October 30, 2008)
New Secretary-General outlines future priorities for UPOV
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV Press Release No. 76
(Geneva, October 29, 2008)
Georgia accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV Press Release No. 75
(Geneva, August 1, 2008)
Ratification of Switzerland of the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DL-205
"Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection
Under the UPOV Convention"
Course dates: September 1 to October 5, 2008
Letter to the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), containing a decision by the
Council of UPOV submitted to the Conference of Parties of the CBD at its ninth meeting held in Bonn (Germany) from May 19 to 30, 2008
(Adobe PDF)
Symposium on Contracts in Relation to Plant Breeders' Rights
UPOV, Geneva, October 31, 2008
UPOV Press Release No. 74
(Geneva, October 18, 2007)
Turkey accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
Naktuinbouw - Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands
from June 16 to 27, 2008 (Adobe PDF)
FULL PUBLICATION NOW AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY
UPOV Report on the Impact of Plant Variety Protection
(UPOV Publication 353(E))
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV Press Release No. 73
(Geneva, June 18, 2007)
Ratification of Spain of the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV Press Release No. 72
(Geneva, May 16, 2007)
Dominican Republic accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
Symposium on Contracts in Relation to Plant Breeders' Rights
Geneva, October 31, 2008 (Agenda)
(registration)
Letter to the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) containing a decision of the Council of UPOV for consideration by the Conference of Parties of the CBD at its ninth meeting to be held in Bonn, Germany, from May 19 to 30, 2008
(Adobe PDF)
The Egyptian Seed Association (ESAS) is pleased to announce the
Second International Seed Trade Conference in CWANA Region
in Cairo, Egypt, from November 19 to 21, 2007 http://www.esas-egypt.org/
UPOV Press Release No. 71
(Geneva, December 19, 2006)
Accession of Ukraine to the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DL-205
"Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection
Under the UPOV Convention"
Course dates: April 16 to May 20, 2007 (INFO)
Naktuinbouw - Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands
from June 4 to 15, 2007
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV Press Release No. 70
(Geneva, November 24, 2006)
Viet Nam accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV Press Release No. 69
(Geneva, September 8, 2006)
Morocco accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
NEW PUBLICATION (Document UPOV/INF/12/1)
Explanatory Notes on Variety Denominations under
the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
GAIA Workshop
March 7 to 9, 2007, La Minière, France
Provisional program
UPOV Press Release No. 68
(Geneva, April 3, 2006)
Iceland accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
NEW PUBLICATION
UPOV Report on the Impact of Plant Variety Protection
(UPOV Publication 353(E))
(Adobe PDF)
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Vacancy Announcement No. UPOV50
Secretary II (Administrative Matters), grade G.5
UPOV
Closing date for receipt of applications: March 2, 2007
For more information (http://www.wipo.int/hr/en/vacancy/index.jsp)
Workshop on the Enforcement of Plant Breeders’ Rights under the UPOV Convention
November 15 to 17, 2006, Tokyo, Japan
Provisional program
UPOV DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DL-205
"Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection
Under the UPOV Convention"
Course dates: September 18 to October 22, 2006
The course will be available in English, French, German and Spanish. (INFO)
UPOV DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DL-205
"Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection
Under the UPOV Convention"
Dates of course: February 13 to March 19, 2006 (English only).
For details on the course content, categories of inscription and fees (pdf)
Pre-Registration and Payment Form: https://webaccess.wipo.int/academy/en/forms/dl205/
(Pre-Registration is open from December 16, 2005 to January 15, 2006)
Azerbaijan accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV and CPVO sign Memorandum of Understanding
(Adobe PDF)
Uzbekistan accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
Jordan accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN) - Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands
from June 20 to July 1, 2005
(Adobe PDF)
Singapore accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
GAIA Workshop
A workshop on GAIA is being conducted by GEVES, France, from February 9 to 11, 2005. The Workshop is open to all members of UPOV. Please note that only 12 places are available and you are advised to register as soon as possible if you wish to attend.
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV and IPGRI to Intensify Cooperation
Meeting on May 13 and 14, 2004, at the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), Maccarese (Rome).
At the initiative of UPOV, a two-day meeting was held to explore areas of common interest and cooperation with IPGRI. IPGRI subsequently published a press release which summarizes the results.
(Adobe PDF)
Accession of the Republic of Austria to the 1991 Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
(Adobe PDF)
New International Code for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants
http://www.ishs.org/sci/icracpco.htm
Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing
For more information (http://www.wipo.int/hr/en/vacancy/index.jsp)
(Reply of UPOV to the Notification of June 26, 2003, from the
Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD))
(Additional Information)
(Adopted by the Council of UPOV, October 23, 2003)
WIPO-UPOV Symposium on Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Biotechnology
(Geneva, October 24, 2003)
Position of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) concerning Decision VI/5 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) (April 11, 2003)
(Adobe PDF)
Clarification of Plant Breeding Issues under the Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 of Australia
(Adobe PDF)
10-Year Review of Canada's Plant Breeders Rights Act
(Adobe PDF)
Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN) - Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands
from June 21 to July 2, 2004
(Adobe PDF)
Lithuania accedes to the UPOV Convention
(Adobe PDF)
(Geneva, November 10, 2003)
WIPO-UPOV Symposium on the Co-existence of Patents and Plant Breeders' Rights in the Promotion of Biotechnological Developments
(Geneva, October 25, 2002)
Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN) - Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands
from June 9 to 20, 2003
(Adobe PDF)
UPOV DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DL-205
"Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection
Under the UPOV Convention"
Course dates: April 14 to May 18, 2008 (INFO)
Second International Seed Trade Conference
