Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) is an agency of the European Union responsible for protecting new plant varieties. It grants intellectual property rights to breeders, allowing them to control the sale and use of their unique plant varieties. This incentivizes innovation in agriculture by rewarding breeders for their work in developing new crops and flowers. The CPVO ensures that these varieties meet specific criteria for distinctiveness, uniformity, and stability before granting protection, promoting biodiversity and the development of new agricultural products in Europe.