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Plant variety rights

Brexit

|Gert Würtenberger| At this stage it is unclear whether the United Kingdom will leave the EU without having achieved an agreement with the European Union. Thus, it is important to know how plant variety rights granted on the Union level or applications pending with the CPVO will be dealt with once the United Kingdom no […]

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Invalidation and Nullity Proceedings – What is the Duty of the CPVO

|Gert Würtenberger| As the conditions laid down in Articles 7 (distinctness), 8 (uniformity), 9 (stability) and 10 (novelty) are prerequisites for the grant of a Community plant variety right, the same is unlawful if it turns out that one of these conditions is not or no longer given. In this case, it is in the […]