Department of Intellectual Property of Lao PDR held “Seminar on the benefits of the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection for Farmers and Growers”.

Department of Intellectual Property(DIP) of Lao PDR, held “Seminar on the benefits of the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection for farmers and growers”.

◆Date and format
Date : Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
Format : On-site (Vientiane Plaza Hotel) and Zoom system

◆Attendees
Representatives from Department of Intellectual Property(DIP), Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC), Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

◆Lecturers
– Ms. Akiko Nagano, Deputy Director, Intellectual Property Division, Export and International Affairs Bureau MAFF Japan
– Ms. Yolanda Huerta, Legal Counsel and Director of Training and Assistance, UPOV
– Mr. Manabu Suzuki, Technical Regional Officer (Asia), UPOV
– Ms. Trang Thi Thu Tran JATAFF
– Ms. Pham Thai Ha, Officer, Plant Variety Protection Office, Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
– Ms. Soo Foong Lian, Principal Assistant Director, Plant Variety Registration Section, Crop Quality Control    Division, Department of Agriculture, Malaysia
– Mr. Francesco MATTINA, President, CPVO
– Mr. Khamphout Phengmueangkhoun, Deputy Director of Plant Variety Protection, DIP
– PhD. Ms. Keovivone Outhachack, Director of Ecology and Biotechnology Institute, Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture

◆Secretariat
Japan Association for Techno-innovation in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(JATAFF)

◆Relevant Materials
☆Agenda
1 Benefits of the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection for Farmers and Growers
2 Plant Variety Protection System in Japan
3 e-PVP_Asia
4 Progress in Accession to UPOV: Impact and Challenges for Agriculture in Vietnam
5 Expectation and Challenges: PVP in line with UPOV System Malaysia
6 Structure and Benefit of Regional Plant Variety Protection System