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The annual bilateral meeting between CPVO and AIPH occurred on October 26, 2023, at the UPOV office in Geneva.
Francesco Mattina (President), Dirk Theobald (Senior Technical Advisor) of CPVO and Mia Buma (advisor to AIPH SPG on PBR and IP) came together for the annual bilateral CPVO-AIPH. The following overview brings the highlights of this meeting.
CPVO is working hard to implement CPVO’s Strategic Plan 2022-2026. It produced a so-called single programming document for 2024-2026. This key document guides CPVO’s activities by guaranteeing the implementation of CPVO’s Strategic Plan 2022-2026. In doing so it will give life to CPVO’s mission to operate, develop and promote an efficient intellectual property rights system providing customer-centric services, thereby supporting innovation and the creation of new plant varieties for the benefit of society. CPVO has renewed and revised its strategic priorities and will explore ways of working more closely and effectively with the European Commission and other European agencies and bodies.
The CPVO is also going to develop a more customer-oriented approach through different tools and initiatives such as enabling horizon scanning and foresight to be able to address the changes of tomorrow and the needs of today.
In its IP (Intellectual Property) Action Plan, the European Commission has committed to evaluate the EU plant variety legislation. It is, therefore, essential that the revision of the Basic Regulation (EU Regulation 2100/94 concerning Plant Variety Rights) is prepared, identifying the areas for improvement. Such identification will allow the CPVO office to provide relevant proposals once the revision starts. CPVO intends to contribute to shaping a legal and policy PVR framework fit for purpose.
PVRs, while central to safeguarding the interests of breeders, have implications that ripple outwards, touching every facet of the agricultural and horticultural ecosystem. This demands a communication approach that is both multifaced and cohesive, ensuring transparency, promoting collaboration, and reinforcing the European identity.
This Multi-annual External Communication Strategy will establish a clear framework for targeted and proactive communication, allowing the CPVO to effectively showcase its accomplishments, raise awareness about plant variety rights, explain misconceptions, and engage with key stakeholders.
CPVO highlighted the support for the harmonisation and continuous improvement of DUS testing procedures and the enhancement of capabilities to monitor, support and influence Plant Variety R&D developments. CPVO emphasised the development of PVR awareness programs and the strengthening of the PVR value chain through enhanced digital interactions and tools.
Several sectors, stakeholders, and geographical areas are taken into consideration under this objective, which complements the outreach and communication objectives, together with the reinforcement of the network of stakeholders and users of the CPVO services. PVR is a natural interdisciplinary matter that entails technical and legal knowledge, which should be combined in target activities and learning resources to better address different audiences.
In the course of the years 2024-2026, CPVO will continue the rationalisation of the learning offer by means of developing and updating the internal policy on training and by enriching the e-learning offer on the section dedicated to Plant Variety Rights on the EUIPO Academy Learning Portal.
CPVO informed AIPH about the updated document concerning the international relations strategy. This document provides an excursus of the activities carried out by the CPVO in the past four years and accounts for them as a starting point for laying down the principles and priorities for fostering networks and synergies to develop international cooperation activities. With the newly approved IP Action Plan, the European Commission sets out the priorities regarding the overall policy on Intellectual Property to modernise and further strengthen the EU IP legislative framework to be ready to protect innovative solutions effectively and homogeneously.
Finally, the outcomes of the OECD study were exchanged: a recent study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Agriculture and Food Policy Reviews, released on 9 October, delves into the complex landscape of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in European agriculture. One of the highlights is the role of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) in administering Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVRs).
Collaborative Innovation
The CPVO aims to create incentives for innovation by collaborating with stakeholders, EU agencies, and other IP players. Nevertheless, the study points out that better coordination at both EU and international levels is needed to address stakeholder needs effectively. This is a future challenge for CPVO.
Read OECD Agriculture and Food Policy Reviews here: https://lnkd.in/edwWGdZk
In 2025, CPVO will celebrate its 30th anniversary.
CPVO publishes informative statistics concerning PBR developments:
