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Gazette of the Board for plant varieties February 2024 is published
The Gazette is the government publication sheet. The new Gazette is published every month.
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SME Fund on online application European Plant Variety Protection
THE SME Fund 'Ideas Powered for business' is dedicated to bolstering Intellectual Property (IP) protection for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), thereby strengthening their market competitiveness.
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Gazette of the Board for plant varieties December 2023 published
The Gazette is the government publication sheet. The new Gazette is published every month.
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Gazette of the Board for plant varieties November 2023 published
The Gazette is the government publication sheet. The new Gazette is published every month.
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Reminder prolongation 2023
This message is a reminder of the Board for plant varieties that the closing date for applications for prolongation for the registration of plant varieties is 31 December 2023.
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New version Explanatory Notes on Essentially Derived Varieties
After four years of debate, the UPOV Council, adopted the new Explanatory Notes on Essentially Derived Varieties (EDV). These new notes replaced the version of 2017. In general terms, it can be said that the “umbrella” or scope of protection of the right of the initial variety has been increased.
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UPOV E-PVP Exchange Module
During the UPOV Council on October 27th 2023 Marien Valstar signed the agreement for the use of UPOV E PVP. Marien Valstar is the representative of the Netherlands in the UPOV Council.