...patent system, is now the basis for further work by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) , and the European patent organization. It is expected that their work will result in comprehensive...

...proposed 1-year extension of the grant of plant variety protection rights is made to be in accord with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) should the United States decide to become a member in the future. The bill would also allow publication...

...UNITED STATES ADOPT EITHER THE EUROPEAN PLANT PROTECTION LAWS OR A SYSTEM LEADING TO ILLEGAL VARIETIES The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an organization whose purpose is to (1) help protect both on a national and international basis...

...These regulations are based upon the Guidelines for Variety Denominations approved by the Council of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), and in Great Britain, the responsibility for their implementation lies with the Controller of Plant...

...years. Distinctness tests are based on morphological characters, which closely follow the guidelines of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) . Uniformity and stability rarely present problems in potatoes. VCU tests include yield trials and...

...Similarly, the views expressed and reproduced in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) . .-car, Rigot* Opening of the Symposium I declare open this fifth Symposium organlted by the International...

...established legal practice in many of the advanced capitalist nations. Those countries that are members of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) have adopted national legislation expressly designed to provide proprietary rights in plant germplasm....

...fact that the decisions taken in the halls of the World intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) and the GATT-TRIPS (Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights) negotiations will have more influence...

...-to-type' but that could not be patented under the PPA. In 1961, several European countries formed the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) to protect breeders' rights. (See box 15-B. ) At the time, US breeders had no law protecting their...

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