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Plant variety rights, UPOV, denominations and registration, put in place to support the commercial plan rather than stand in for it.

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ArticleRegistration5 min read

Faster to breed, harder to own: what the EU's NGT deal means for plant IP

The EU's provisional deal will make gene-edited NGT1 varieties faster to create. For breeders and rights holders, the decision that matters is quieter: who ends up owning the traits.

May 31, 2026Read more

GuideRegistration8 min read

Plant variety rights: what to register, when, and why it is rarely as simple as it looks

On paper, a plant variety right is a form and a fee. In practice it is a series of decisions about what to protect, where, and when, and the deadlines and the local rules are unforgiving. Here is what actually matters.

January 10, 2026Read more

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