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Title: CWANA International Seed Trade Conference


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CWANA International Seed Trade Conference
Plant Variety Protection and its Impact in Seed
Sector Development
Rolf Jördens, Vice Secretary-General,
UPOVAntalya, Turkey, November 29 and 30, 2005
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UPOV Mission Statement
  • To provide and promote an effective system of
    plant variety protection, with the aim of
    encouraging the development of new varieties of
    plants, for the benefit of society

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UPOV Structure
COUNCIL
Office of the Union
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL COMMITTEE (CAJ)
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (TC)
Technical Working Party on Automation and
Computer Programs (TWC)
Working Group on Biochemical and
Molecular Techniques (BMT)
Technical Working Party for Vegetables (TWV)
Technical Working Party for Ornamental Plants and
Forest Trees (TWO)
Technical Working Party for Fruit
Crops (TWF)
Technical Working Party for Agricultural
Crops (TWA)
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UPOV Membership 1990
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UPOV Membership/Territories covered 2005
60 members
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UPOV Membership/Territories covered
Initiated the Procedure18 States1
intergovernmental organization
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UPOV Membership/Territories covered
32 members of the 1991 Act
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PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION SITUATION
  • 60 members of the Union
  • 18 States have initiated the procedure for
    becoming members of the Union
  • 1 intergovernmental organization has initiated
    the procedure for becoming members of the Union
  • OAPI (16 countries)
  • 47 States have contacted the Office of the Union
    for assistance in the development of legislation
    on plant variety protection

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Report on the study of the impact of plant
breeders rights
IMPACT STUDY
  • countries Argentina, China, Kenya, Poland,
    Republic of Korea
  • report due to be published by end 2005

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Development of Plant Variety Protection
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Development of Plant Variety Protection
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Development of Plant Variety Protection
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NON-RESIDENT PBR APPLICATIONS
(Selected Countries in Latin America)
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Number of Non-Resident PBR Applications
100
Colombia
Ecuador
Argentina
Mexico
50
Chile
Brazil
0
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-3
-2
-1
0
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3
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Years after UPOV Membership
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico
provide protection for all genera and species of
the plant kingdom.
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Argentina
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Development of Plant Variety Protection
European Union
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Development of Plant Variety Protection
European Union
Projected CPVO effect
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Some CURRENT and RECENT ISSSUES
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Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety
Protection under the UPOV Convention (UPOV
DL-205 Course)
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM
  • first run completed Oct. 2005 (56 students)
  • 18 tutors (13 plus 5 UPOV Office)
  • two runs planned for 2006
  • February (English only)
  • November (E, F, G, S)
  • free to officials of members of the Union
  • free for one official from observer States / orgs
  • 1000 CHF for others
  • 2007? start to develop course on DUS examination

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ENFORCEMENT
  • special meeting on the afternoon of October 25,
    2005, for international breeders organizations
    to express their views and concerns on issues
    regarding the enforcement of plant breeders
    rights

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VARIETY DENOMINATIONS
  • Article 20 (5) Same denomination in all
    Contracting Parties A variety must be submitted
    to all Contracting Parties under the same
    denomination. The authority of each Contracting
    Party shall register the denomination so
    submitted, unless it considers the denomination
    unsuitable within its territory
  • Draft Explanatory Notes Article 20(5)
  • 5.1 This provision reflects the importance of a
    single variety denomination for the effective
    operation of the UPOV system.

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VARIETY DENOMINATION CLASSES
  • General rule ONE GENUS ONE CLASS
  • (gt same denomination once / genus)

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Molecular Techniques?
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THANK YOU
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