Community Plant Variety Office

Signature of new Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the EUIPO and the CPVO

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Intellectual property law, Agencies of the European Union, European Union, Articles, Branches of biology, Intellectual property organizations, Intangible assets, Community Plant Variety Office, European Union Intellectual Property Office, Plant breeders' rights, Trademark, Plant variety

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) signed a new Service Level Agreement (SLA) which entered into force on 21 July 2021.

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  • The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) signed a new Service Level Agreement (SLA) which entered into force on 21 July 2021.
  • The EUIPO and the CPVO operate in the field of intellectual property (IP) rights with similar operational and budgetary structures, which are based on fees charged for services provided to the industry.
  • The EUIPO manages the registration of trade marks and designs while the CPVO is in charge of plant variety rights.
  • Earlier this year, an SLA was signed on EUIPO support to the CPVO Board of Appeal.

CPVO Annual Report 2020

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Branches of biology, Biology, Articles, Agencies of the European Union, European Union, Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, Bioethics, Plant genetics, Plant variety, Plant breeders' rights, Infographic

The CPVO Annual report 2020 provides information on the CPVOpriorities and achievements in the fields of R&D, international outreach, and the digital transformation of its core business activities, as well as on itsfinances and budget.

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  • The CPVO Annual report 2020 provides information on the CPVOpriorities and achievements in the fields of R&D, international outreach, and the digital transformation of its core business activities, as well as on itsfinances and budget.
  • The CPVO Annualreport is illustratedwith infographics, statistics and charts covering all aspects ofthe Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVRs) system.
  • In 2020,the CPVO received 3 427applications for Community plant variety right protection and granted 2 978 CPVRs.
  • Find more in the report, which can be dowloaded in PDF below.

CPVO launches new online functionalities for applicants and title holders

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Saturday, June 19, 2021
Agencies of the European Union, European Union, Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, Plant variety, Web portal, Law, Articles

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) launched an improved version of MyPVR, the online portal for users and clients of the CPVO.

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  • The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) launched an improved version of MyPVR, the online portal for users and clients of the CPVO.
  • MyPVR 4.0.0 includes aseries of new functionalities, and the design, speed and user friendliness of the portal hasbeen improved considerably:

    We invite all users to try the new functionalities and tocommunicate any feedback at: suggestions [at] cpvo [dot] europa [dot] eu

Official Publications 3.2021

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Government gazettes, Westminster system, Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, European Union, The Gazette, Official Gazette, The London Gazette, Montreal Gazette, Gazette, Publications, Newspapers

The official Gazette of the CPVO has been published and is available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

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The official Gazette of the CPVO has been published and is available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download the gazette from the Gazette page.

CPVO internal decision on End of Crisis as regards the management of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Saturday, June 12, 2021
Emergency management, Agencies of the European Union, European Union, Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, Risk, Articles, Crisis management, Business continuity planning

Pursuant to the CPVO Business Continuity Plan, the end of crisis shall be declared once the event has been efficiently managed by the crisis management team or the incident is over.

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  • Pursuant to the CPVO Business Continuity Plan, the end of crisis shall be declared once the event has been efficiently managed by the crisis management team or the incident is over.
  • This decision refers to the way the CPVO deals internally with COVID-19 related matters, after the CPVO switched to a crisis management mode and set up a crisis team (i.e.
  • As of 14 June 2021, the CPVO BCP team will no longer meet and the CPVO management team will therefore address all future questions and take all necessary decisions, both internal and external, relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • If the pandemic situation would change drastically in the future, rest assured that we will communicate all relevant measures that will eventually be adopted by the CPVO.

CPVO signs new Administrative Arrangement with Chinese authorities

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Friday, May 28, 2021
Agencies of the European Union, European Union, Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, Plant variety, PvP, Law, Articles, Organizations

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO),the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs of China (MARA), and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China (NFGA) signed a new Administrative Arrangement on 26 May 2021, after the previous Administrative Arrangement for the period 2018-2020 had expired.

Key Points: 
  • The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO),the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs of China (MARA), and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China (NFGA) signed a new Administrative Arrangement on 26 May 2021, after the previous Administrative Arrangement for the period 2018-2020 had expired.
  • The new Administrative Arrangement with a duration of five years is an opportunity to reinforce the collaboration in Plant Variety Protection (PVP) and to continue the fruitful exchange that started almost 5 years ago.
  • I believe that during the implementation of the Administrative Arrangement signed today, we can develop the take-over cooperation further.
  • After the ceremony, a meeting was held during which CPVO, MARA and NFGA discussed the continued technical cooperation.

Official Publications 2.2021

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Saturday, April 24, 2021
Government gazettes, Westminster system, Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, European Union, The Gazette, Official Gazette, The London Gazette, Montreal Gazette, Gazette, Publications, Newspapers

The official Gazette of the CPVO has been published and is available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

Key Points: 

The official Gazette of the CPVO has been published and is available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download the gazette from the Gazette page.

Announcement n◦ 3/2021 of the Community Plant Variety Office

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Saturday, April 24, 2021
Agencies of the European Union, European Union, Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, Plant variety, Ndo, Law, Articles

b"New Decision of the President of the Office concerning Oral Proceedings and Taking of Evidence by Videoconference before the Office and its Board of Appeal.\nAnnouncement n\xe2\x97\xa6 3/2021 of the Community Plant Variety Office.\nDo you want to know more about CPVO's news and activities?

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  • b"New Decision of the President of the Office concerning Oral Proceedings and Taking of Evidence by Videoconference before the Office and its Board of Appeal.\nAnnouncement n\xe2\x97\xa6 3/2021 of the Community Plant Variety Office.\nDo you want to know more about CPVO's news and activities?
  • You can sign up to CPVO\xe2\x80\x99s digital newsletter which will be sent to you by email every month.\n"

Announcement n◦ 4/2021 of the Community Plant Variety Office

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Saturday, April 24, 2021
Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, European Union, Articles, Records management, Ndo, Plant variety, Newsletter, Retention period, eMail, Computing, Information

b"New Decision of the President on the form of Registers, keeping of documents in electronic files, retention periods and publication of the Official Gazette.\nAnnouncement n\xe2\x97\xa6 4/2021 of the Community Plant Variety Office.\nDo you want to know more about CPVO's news and activities?

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  • b"New Decision of the President on the form of Registers, keeping of documents in electronic files, retention periods and publication of the Official Gazette.\nAnnouncement n\xe2\x97\xa6 4/2021 of the Community Plant Variety Office.\nDo you want to know more about CPVO's news and activities?
  • You can sign up to CPVO\xe2\x80\x99s digital newsletter which will be sent to you by email every month.\n"

Publication of the CPVO centralised Register of Data Protection Records

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Saturday, April 24, 2021
Agencies of the European Union, Angers, Community Plant Variety Office, European Union, Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency, Data protection (privacy) laws in Russia, Government, Europe, Articles

As from 15 April 2021, the CPVO counts on a publicly accessible centralised Register of Records of processing activities being carried out within the remit of the Office where personal data are processed.

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  • As from 15 April 2021, the CPVO counts on a publicly accessible centralised Register of Records of processing activities being carried out within the remit of the Office where personal data are processed.
  • Making available the centralised Register of Records to the public at large is a legal obligation for European Union Institutions, Bodies, and agencies, based on Article 31(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 (EUDPR).
  • The Register of Records can be found in the Data Protection section of the CPVO website and is available for download below.
  • Accordingly, all records are first internally validated by the respective competent CPVO Data Controllers, and the content of the Register will be regularly reviewed.