The legal concept of an “essentially derived” variety serves to effectively extend the reach of a Plant Variety Right (PVR; often also used synonymously with Plant Breeders’ Rights, or PBRs) issued ...
On October 27, 2023, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) released its third set of explanatory notes on essentially derived variety (EDV) protection. In this ...
This technical explanatory note provides information on discrimination in the workplace and discusses the effectiveness of different methods of tackling such discrimination, including the use of ...