Community Plant Variety Office
Encyclopedia
The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) is an agency of the European Union
, located in Angers
, France
. It was established in 1994. Its task is to administer a system of plant variety rights
, also known as plant breeders' rights
, a form of intellectual property right
relating to plants. The CPVO works rather like the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
: it grants intellectual property protection for new plant varieties. These rights are valid for a period of either 25 or 30 years.
Agencies of the European Union
An agency of the European Union is a decentralised body of the European Union , which are distinct from the institutions. Agencies are established to accomplish specific tasks. Each agency has its own legal personality...
, located in Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was established in 1994. Its task is to administer a system of plant variety rights
Plant breeders' rights
Plant breeders' rights , also known as plant variety rights , are rights granted to the breeder of a new variety of plant that give him exclusive control over the propagating material and harvested material of a new variety for a number of years.With these rights, the breeder can choose...
, also known as plant breeders' rights
Plant breeders' rights
Plant breeders' rights , also known as plant variety rights , are rights granted to the breeder of a new variety of plant that give him exclusive control over the propagating material and harvested material of a new variety for a number of years.With these rights, the breeder can choose...
, a form of intellectual property right
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
relating to plants. The CPVO works rather like the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market , or OHIM is the trademark and designs registry for the internal market of the European Union. It is based in Alicante, Spain, and its president is António Campinos.- Task :...
: it grants intellectual property protection for new plant varieties. These rights are valid for a period of either 25 or 30 years.