Geneva, Switzerland
March 17, 2014

Source: Intellectual Property Watch
By Maëli Astruc for Intellectual Property Watch

The International Community of breeders of asexually reproduced ornamental and fruit plants (CIOPORA) is preparing a new position on intellectual property rights to respond to changes in the market and what it says is the need for greater protection for breeders.

The industry group is taking the view that the 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is no longer up to date, it said. After an 18-month effort, CIOPORA announced in a press release this week that new draft papers on IP will be discussed at the group’s annual general meeting to be held from 31 March to 3 April in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Published: March 19, 2014