Ekvad, Martin --- "The functioning of the Community Plant Variety Office Board of Appeal" [2018] ELECD 916; in Geiger, Christophe; Nard, A. Craig; Seuba, Xavier (eds), "Intellectual Property and the Judiciary" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 308

Book Title: Intellectual Property and the Judiciary

Editor(s): Geiger, Christophe; Nard, A. Craig; Seuba, Xavier

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781788113076

Section: Chapter 11

Section Title: The functioning of the Community Plant Variety Office Board of Appeal

Author(s): Ekvad, Martin

Number of pages: 20

Abstract/Description:

The purpose of this chapter is to explain the practical functioning of the Community Plant Variety Office Board of Appeal and to draw some conclusions on whether it has fulfilled the objectives for which it was established. Background information on the system and the criteria for granting a European Union (EU) plant variety right is included to aid accessibility for those not acquainted with the EU plant variety right system.