Explore UPOV Publications on Plant Variety Protection

Discover UPOV's wide range of publications on plant variety protection (PVP), including guidelines, policy briefs, and reports. These resources highlight the role of PVP in supporting innovation, sustainable agriculture, and international cooperation.
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UPOV/PUB/221 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961, as Revised at Geneva on November 10, 1972, on October 23, 1978, and on March 19, 1991

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UPOV/PUB/293 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants adopted by the Diplomatic Conference on December 2, 1961 and Additional Act of November 10, 1972, Amending the International Convention for the Protection of Varieties of Plants

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UPOV/PUB/295 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961, as Revised at Geneva on November 10, 1972, and on October 23, 1978

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UPOV/PUB/316 Actes des Conférences Internationales pour la Protection des Obtentions Végétales 1957-1961 1972 FR
UPOV/PUB/337 Records of the Geneva Diplomatic conference on the Revision of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants 1978 EN FR
UPOV/PUB/346 Records of the Diplomatic Conference for the Revision of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants - Geneva 1991 EN FR DE
UPOV/PUB/353 UPOV Report on the Impact of Plant Variety Protection EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/354 Responding to the Challenges of a Changing World: the Role of New Plant Varieties and High Quality Seed in Agriculture EN
UPOV/PUB/354L Leaflet - Responding to the Challenges of a Changing World: the Role of New Plant Varieties and High Quality Seed in Agriculture EN FR
UPOV/PUB/357.1 UPOV Trilogy - Executive Summary EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/357.2 Symposium on Plant Breeding for the Future EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/357.3 Seminar on Plant Variety Protection and Technology Transfer: the Benefits of Public-Private Partnership EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/357.4 Symposium on the Benefits of Plant Variety Protection for Farmers and Growers EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/358 Seminar on Essentially Derived Varieties EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/361 Seminar on the Impact of Policy on Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs) on Breeding Strategy EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/363 Seminar on strategies that address policies involving plant breeding and plant variety protection EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/364Seminar on the role of plant breeding and plant variety protection in enabling agriculture to mitigate and adapt to climate change EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/365 Seminar on the interaction between plant variety protection and the use of plant breeding technologies EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/423 List of UPOV Members EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/437 Overview of UPOV EN FR DE ES
UPOV/PUB/697 Seminar on the nature and rationale for the protection of plant varieties under the UPOV Convention - Budapest, Hungary, September 19 to 21, 1990 EN
UPOV/PUB/727 Seminar on the nature and rationale for the protection of plant varieties under the UPOV convention - Buenos Aires, November 26 and 27, 1991 EN
UPOV/PUB/730 Seminar on the nature and rationale for the protection of plant varieties under the UPOV convention - Beijing, China September 15 to 17, 1993 EN
UPOV/PUB/733 Séminaire sur la nature et la raison d'être de la protection des obtentions végétales en vertu de la Convention UPOV FR
UPOV/PUB/737 Seminar on the nature of and rationale for the protection of plant varieties under the UPOV Convention - Nairobi, Kenya, may 28 and 29, 1993 EN
UPOV/PUB/747 Seminar on the nature of and rationale for the protection of plant varieties under the UPOV Convention - Pretoria, South Africa, May 3 to 5, 1995 EN
UPOV/PUB/792 Compilation of the 2002 & 2003 joint symposia documents of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Union for the Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) EN
UPOV/PUB/879 The First Twenty-Five Years of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants - Dec 2 1961 - Dec 2, 1986 EN FR