International Association for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

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UPOV headquarters in Geneva

The Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales (UPOV) (French, German International Association for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants ) is an intergovernmental organization for the protection of new varieties of plants . It is based in Geneva .

UPOV was established in 1961 by the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (revised in 1972, 1978 and 1991). The aim of the convention is to develop intellectual property law in such a way that it protects plant varieties and thus promotes the development of new plant varieties . Membership requires the implementation of the core elements of the Convention in national law.

President

Previous Presidents of the UPOV Council (from 1991):

  • Ricardo López de Haro y Wood (1991-1994)
  • Bill Whitmore (1994-1997)
  • Ryusuke Yoshimura (1997-2000)
  • Karl Olov Öster (2000-2003)
  • Enriqueta Molina Macías (2003-2006)
  • Doug Waterhouse (2006-2009)
  • Choi Keun-Jin (2009–2012)
  • Kitisri Sukhapinda (2012-2015)
  • Luis Salaices Sánchez (2015-2016)
  • Raimundo Lavignolle (2016-2019)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 50 years of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants . Bundessortenamt . October 31, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the twenty-fifth ordinary session of the Council on October 24 and 25, 1991 in Geneva
  3. ^ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the twenty-eighth ordinary session of the Council on November 9, 1994 in Geneva
  4. ↑ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the thirty-first ordinary session of the Council on October 29, 1997 in Geneva
  5. ↑ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the thirty-fourth ordinary session of the Council on October 26, 2000 in Geneva
  6. ↑ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the thirty-seventh ordinary session of the Council on October 22, 2003 in Geneva
  7. ↑ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the fortieth ordinary session of the Council on October 19, 2006 in Geneva
  8. ↑ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the forty-third ordinary session of the Council on October 22, 2009 in Geneva
  9. ↑ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the forty-sixth ordinary session of the Council on November 1, 2012 in Geneva
  10. ↑ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the forty-ninth ordinary session of the Council on October 29, 2015 in Geneva
  11. ↑ International Association for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: Report on the fiftieth ordinary session of the Council on October 28, 2016 in Geneva