{"id":348528,"date":"2025-10-23T14:26:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348528"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:56:44","slug":"union-for-protection-of-new-varieties-of-plants-upov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/union-for-protection-of-new-varieties-of-plants-upov\/","title":{"rendered":"Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>A new GRAIN report says free trade agreements are being used to impose strict IP rules on seeds, threatening farmers\u2019 rights and biodiversity worldwide.<\/p>\n<h2>About Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348529\" style=\"width: 369px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-348529\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-WIPO.jpg?resize=369%2C204&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-WIPO.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-WIPO.jpg?resize=1024%2C567&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-WIPO.jpg?resize=768%2C425&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-WIPO.jpg?w=1527&amp;ssl=1 1527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; WIPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an is an <strong>independent intergovernmental organization<\/strong> having <strong>legal personality<\/strong> that <strong>protects new plant varieties through breeders\u2019 rights.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> It provides and promotes an effective plant variety protection system to <strong>encourage new plant varieties<\/strong> for the benefit of society.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Established by:<\/strong> It is established by the <strong>International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (the <\/strong><strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>UPOV Convention<\/strong><strong>\u201d).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Established in:<\/strong> It is <strong>established in 1961.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Enforced in<\/strong> <strong>:<\/strong> The Convention entered <strong>into force in 1968<\/strong> and was <strong>revised<\/strong> in 1972, 1978, and 1991.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Geneva, Switzerland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Members:<\/strong> It has <strong>over 80 member <\/strong>countries.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India <\/strong>is <strong>not<\/strong> a member<strong>, but <\/strong>it has its<strong> own national protection system<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>G<\/strong><strong>overnance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Council:<\/strong> It is composed of <strong>representatives from member states <\/strong>and\u00a0is the <strong>highest authority responsible for governing<\/strong> the Union.\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>meets annually<\/strong> to determine the budget, program, and general policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Committees and Secretariat:<\/strong> The Council is supported by various committees, including the <strong>Consultative, Administrative and Legal, and Technical Committees.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Secretariat<\/strong> is headed by a Secretary-General which carries out the day-to-day work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relationship with WIPO:<\/strong> By agreement, the <strong>WIPO Director General is UPOV\u2019s Secretary-General,<\/strong> and WIPO provides administrative and financial services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About 1991 UPOV Convention<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>strengthens breeders\u2019 exclusive rights<\/strong> over propagating material and requires authorization for key acts.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>narrows farmers\u2019 freedoms<\/strong>, allowing <strong>only limited on-farm reuse<\/strong> set by national laws.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>prohibits<\/strong> exchange and marketing of protected seed without authorization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A new GRAIN report says free trade agreements are being used to impose strict IP rules on seeds, threatening farmers\u2019 rights and biodiversity worldwide. 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