March 30, 2017

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International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants - New UPOV staff

January 16, 2017

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International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) launches Electronic Application Form 
Lancement du Formulaire de demande électronique (EAF) de l’UPOV
Lancierung des UPOV elektronischen Antragsformblattes (EAF)
Lanzamiento del Formulario electrónico de solicitud (EAF) de la UPOV

December 12, 2016

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Canadian leadership in plant variety protection receives international recognition

December 9, 2016

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New FAQ on UPOV website: Is it possible to obtain protection of a variety on the basis of its DNA-profile?
Est‑il possible d’obtenir la protection d’une variété sur la base de son profil d’ADN?
Ist es möglich, Sortenschutz auf der Grundlage eines DNA-Profils zu erteilen?
¿Es posible obtener la protección de una variedad sobre la base de su perfil de ADN?

October 28, 2016

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UPOV Council holds its fiftieth Ordinary Session

September 6, 2016

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UPOV distance learning courses - Questionnaire to evaluate potential interest 

August 16, 2016

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UPOV Survey / Sondage UPOV / UPOV-Befragung / Sondeo UPOV

May 6, 2016

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UPOV, the International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties, meets on revision of UPOV guidelines
UPOV vergadert over aanpassing UPOV-richtlijnen

April 11, 2016

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Kenya accedes to the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention

March 17, 2016

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Council of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) holds its 33rd Extraordinary Session

December 21, 2015

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UPOV Gazette and Newsletter No. 108 now available

October 29, 2015

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Council of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) holds its forty-ninth ordinary session

October 22, 2015

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United Republic of Tanzania accedes to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

July 1, 2015

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Brasil - Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Mapa) promove reunião internacional sobre proteção de cultivares - Encontro vai até sexta-feira (3), em Natal, e reúne especialistas de 10 países

June 19, 2015

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Canada ratifies the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention
Le Canada ratifie la Convention internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales
Kanada ratifiziert das Internationale Übereinkommen zum Schutz von
Pflanzenzüchtungen

May 11, 2015

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AVRDC article on Naktuinbouw's plant breeders' rights training in Tanzania
Kwekersrechttraining Tanzania in Nieuwsbrief AVRDC

May 6, 2015

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UPOV course "Train the Trainer"
UPOV-cursus "Train the Trainer"

April 24, 2015

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ABRASS recebe representante da UPOV e elos da cadeia produtiva para falar sobre políticas de proteção de cultivares

March 27, 2015

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UPOV Council holds its thirty-second extraordinary session

February 27, 2015

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Circular E-15/035 - UPOV Gazette No. 107 on the website

February 25, 2015

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Canada - Commissioner of plant breeders’ rights says UPOV ’91 will benefit farmers: enhanced intellectual property protection will bring more investment, better varieties, and greater choice (Alberta Farmer)

December 8, 2014

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Towards a global Plant Breeders’ Rights system?

New developments in the use of DNA techniques in Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) testing

November 8, 2014

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You can’t have one without the other: farmers need plant breeders to keep developing new varieties and breeders need farmers to buy their seed (Grainews)

October 29, 2014

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Breeders’ vision for the future: CIOPORA presents its Position Papers on IP 2014 to PBR experts of UPOV members

October 16, 2014

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UPOV Council holds its forty-eighth ordinary session

October 14, 2014

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Governing body of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) meets this week amid civil society concerns over harmonisation (Intellectual Property Watch)

June 10, 2014

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African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) becomes second intergovernmental organization to join UPOV
L’Organisation africaine de la propriété intellectuelle (OAPI), deuxième organisation intergouvernementale à devenir membre de l’UPOV
Afrikanische Organisation für geistiges Eigentum (OAPI) tritt als zweite
zwischenstaatliche Organisation der UPOV bei
La Organización Africana de la Propiedad Intelectual (OAPI) pasa a ser la segunda organización intergubernamental miembro de la UPOV

June 4, 2014

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Finland to host the Technical Working Party for Automation and Computer Programs of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

May 2, 2014

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UPOV Circular E-14/119 - FAQs published on website