CIOPORA is the international association of breeders of vegetatively reproduced ornamental and fruit varieties.
For breeders, effective Intellectual Property (IP) Protection and its enforcement are essential. Core activity of CIOPORA is to strive for effective IP protection systems for asexually reproduced ornamental and fruit varieties all over the world.
Founded in 1961, CIOPORA represents breeders of vegetatively reproduced ornamental and fruit varieties, which hold the vast majority of all plant variety rights world-wide. CIOPORA is the only non-governmental international organization of plant breeders that exclusively deals with IP matters. It enjoys the status of an active observer at the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) as well as at the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO).
CIOPORA operates under Swiss law and has its seat in Geneva, Switzerland. CIOPORA is governed by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of its members which takes place once a year. The general management and control of the affairs and the property of the association lies in the hands of the Board headed by the President of CIOPORA. The President is elected by the AGM for a period of three years. The present President of CIOPORA is Mr. Andrea Mansuino, Italy.
The administrative office of CIOPORA is headed by the Secretary General Dr. Edgar Krieger. It is located in Hamburg, Germany.
Specialties
Plant Breeders' Rights, Plant Patents, Plant Variety Rights, Intellectual Property protection for plant innovation, Breeder of ornamental and fruits varieties
CIOPORA Activity on LinkedIn
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CIOPORA Read about the success story of Mukundan Parthasarathy, a foliage plant breeder from India and a member of CIOPORA, in The Hindu -
CIOPORA Check out the article about the upcoming AGM 2012 on the website of Floraculture International! Many thanks to the team of FI for the long-time cooperation with CIOPORA!
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CIOPORA A meeting point for the Miami Art Deco tour for the accompanying persons of our members & guests during the AGM 2012 has been set up - check out the member area of our website for more information on side program!
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CIOPORA The programs of the Seminars on IP Protection for plant innovation in Europe and US as well as the agenda of the International IP Conference are now available at the public area of Ciopora.org.
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CIOPORA The 11th edition of the The ICC Intellectual Property Roadmap with the article by the Secretary General of CIOPORA Dr. Edgar Krieger is available for download in English . Learn more about IP Protection for plant innovation from this edition!
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CIOPORA One more publication based on our latest press-release about AGM Miami 2012. Many thanks to Hortibiz.com for spreading the word!
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CIOPORA Add CIOPORA AGM 2012 directly to your calendar at SeedQuest!
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CIOPORA More information on CIOPORA's educational events during the AGM Week in Miami on SeedQuest
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CIOPORA Visit the member area of CIOPORA Website to download the agenda of the IP Seminars and the International IP Conference which will take place during the upcoming Annual General Meeting 2012 in Miami!
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