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Strengthening Plant Breeders' Rights: Exclusive Insights from CPVO Vice President Nuria Urquia Fernandez

In a recent interview with Seed World Europe, Marcel Bruins, the editorial director, sits down with Nuria Urquia Fernandez, Vice President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), to discuss the future of plant breeders' rights and the evolving landscape of intellectual property in agriculture.
Nuria Urquia Fernandez offers her expert perspective on several key issues, including the challenges facing provisional protection and enforcement, particularly in the fruit sector. She also shares her views on how new genomic technologies are reshaping
From Serendipity to Success: Dr. Corrado Vigo’s Discovery of the Tarocco Vigo Orange

Welcome to a new episode of our series on success stories.
Today, we are speaking with Dr. Corrado Vigo, a Sicilian agronomist, about the bud mutation that led to the creation of Tarocco Vigo—a discovery born from fortunate coincidences, curiosity, and professionalism.
Dr. Vigo, can you tell us about the discovery and development process of the bud mutation that resulted in Tarocco Vigo?
The discovery of the Tarocco Vigo bud mutation happened by chance while I was walking through citrus groves in Francofonte, in the province of Siracusa—one of the areas where Tarocco
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EUIPO-CPVO Joint Seminar: A Perspective from the President of the Community Plant Variety Office

The recent seminar jointly organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)) in Alicante marked a significant moment for both institutions, as they celebrated three decades of fostering innovation and protecting intellectual property across Europe. The event, attended by a diverse range of stakeholders from legal professionals to plant breeders, provided an invaluable platform for discussing the evolving landscape of intellectual property (IP) and its intersection with critical areas such as sustainability, artificial
INVITE - Final Conference

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) has been actively involved in the INVITE project, a Horizon 2020-funded initiative aimed at improving plant variety testing across Europe.

Now approaching its conclusion, INVITE has focused on enhancing the efficiency of testing methods for DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability) and performance trials. The project's ultimate goal has been to provide better-adapted plant varieties that can thrive under increasingly variable environmental
Embracing New Genomic Techniques (NGTs): European Parliament's Progressive Vote

The European Parliament adopted a position on the European Commission proposal regarding New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) on 7th February 2024. MEPs supported the new rules, agreeing that NGT plants comparable to naturally occurring varieties or varieties that are produced by conventional breeding techniques and their progeny obtained by conventional breeding techniques, should be exempted from the strict requirements of GMO legislation.The European Parliament emphasises the critical role of the breeder's exemption in promoting agricultural innovation and

	
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