Plant breeder's rights: Egypt 76th UPOV Member

9/3/2020 | Egypt accedes to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants Egypt deposited its instrument of accession to the UPOV Convention on November 1, 2019, and became the 76th member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) on December 1, 2019.

The purpose of UPOV is to provide and promote an effective system of plant variety protection, with the aim of encouraging the development of new varieties of plants, for the benefit of society. UPOV is an intergovernmental organization based in Geneva.

The members of UPOV are: African Intellectual Property Organization, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Source: UPOV

For more information on PRB in Egypt, such as applicable fees, protectable species, requirements for protection etc. please contact vera@hortis.nl, Mrs. Vera van Steijn is specialized in plant breeders' rights applications.

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