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U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office Lowers Burdens for Multinational Applications: Canadian and Japanese PBR Offices Now...

On Thursday, January 25, 2024, the U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office (U.S. PVPO) announced that the Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) Offices of Canada and Japan are now accepting Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability (DUS)...more

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Alert: USDA Announces Acceptance of PVP Applications for Hemp

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Recent developments following the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill have now made it easier for hemp growers to protect their genetics. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp as a Schedule I substance. (See January 2019 Cooley Alert.)...more

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Seeds Worth More than Gold

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Plant Breeders are Learning the Value of Protecting Their Inventions - Agricultural espionage: it’s not exactly the stuff of John le Carré novels. But recently a Chinese woman was charged in a plot to steal U.S. corn...more

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