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Dear Readers,

With much accomplished over the past months, I am excited to bring you updates reflecting the continued dedication and progress at the CPVO.

This year, our agency celebrated 30 years of commitment to intellectual property alongside our EUIPO colleagues, marking this significant milestone with insightful discussions and exchanges. The recordings and presentations are available here. We’ve had the privilege of meeting with the heads of decentralized agencies at the European Parliament in Brussels for fruitful exchanges and meetings. I also had the pleasure of

Dear Readers,As the year progresses, our activities continue to expand, reflecting the evolving landscape of plant variety protection within Europe and globally.

Regarding our recent activities, April and May have been dedicated to meeting our partners, including Bundessortenamt, Naktuinbouw and CIOPORA where I attended their Annual General Meeting in Marrakech.

These meetings are crucial for updating on ongoing activities and fostering collaboration. We also participated in the Technical Working Party for Ornamental Plants and Forest Trees of UPOV. It was a pleasure to welcome

Dear Readers,

Welcome back!

We concluded 2023 with a series of final presentations and meetings across Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.

In line with our Agency's commitment to environmental sustainability, we have predominantly conducted online meetings, including our participation in the AL-INVEST Verde IPR | EU Funded IP Projects (internationalipcooperation.eu) webinar.

This Virtual workshop on Licensing of Plant Varieties for public institutions and small and medium-sized companies EU Funded IP Projects (internationalipcooperation.eu) focused on the

Dear Readers,

September is a time of harvest, and I am thrilled to share the fruits of our labor with you. In August, we had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), where we exchanged opinions and developments with Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General.

With our experts we will attend the Fruit experts meeting 2023 in the Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón premises in Spain, and our Senior Advisor on technical matters, Dirk Theobald will provide insight at the

Dear readers,

Welcome to our newsletter, we are already in May and time flies, with many new and interesting projects in the making.

A new development has just taken shape, and it is an interesting opportunity for all those who are considering introducing a plant variety right application. For the first time, the SMEs who apply for protection with the Community Plant Variety Office can benefit from the SME Fund, a European Commission initiative implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). This will result in a gain of € 225 for the online

Dear readers, Year 2022 is coming to a close and I wish you all a peaceful Christmas break and happy beginnings in 2023. 2022 was a special year for me as I started my duties as President of the CPVO last February. 2022 has also been a special and busy year for the CPVO. Indeed - as you can read in further details below - the CPVO has recently adopted and published its new Strategic Plan until 2026. This new vision will shape the way we operate in the next four years, and we already reorganized the internal structure of the Office last summer to ensure the services we provide