International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) website
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) website: https://www.upov.int
The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1961 under the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, headquartered in Geneva, SwitzerlandInternational Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). It now has 80 members covering 99 countries worldwide. UPOV aims to establish and promote an effective global plant variety protection system. By granting breeders intellectual property rights, it encourages agricultural innovation, safeguards food security and advances sustainable developmentInternational Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). It has formulated unified testing guidelines for assessing distinctiveness, uniformity and stability of new plant varieties, with over 562,000 plant variety applications filed by its members. UPOV provides digital services including PRISMA for online applications, PLUTO plant variety database and e-PVP exchange platforms to facilitate data sharing and administrative work. It regularly organizes technical meetings, seminars and training programs to strengthen international cooperation on laws, technologies and management of plant variety protection, serving as a pivotal global authority in agricultural intellectual property protection.
