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CIOPORA IP Forum 1/2021. USA: New Developments in the US PVPO and the USPTO

June 15, 2021 14:00 (EDT)
About 1 hour and 30 minutes

About this event

Welcome to the CIOPORA IP Forum Series 2021!

Register for the first CIOPORA member-exclusive event in the 2021 IP Forum Series and join the panelists in discussing the latest developments in the US Plant Variety Protection for asexually reproduced varieties and the US Plant Patents.

Do you have any specific questions for the US PVPO or USPTO representatives? The CIOPORA IP Forum is the place to address them!

When? June 15, 2021. 2 - 3:30 PM (EDT) - Check your time zone.

Panelists:

  • Jeffery Haynes, Commissioner, Plant Variety Protection Office, AMS Science and Technology Program, USDA, USA
  • Kaylee Lewis, Plant Variety Examiner, Vegetative Varieties, Plant Variety Protection Office, AMS Science and Technology Program, USDA, USA
  • Christian Hannon, Patent Attorney with the USPTO's Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), USA
  • Shubo (Joe) Zhou, Supervisory Patent Examiner, USPTO, USA
  • Audrey Charles, Patent Agent and Trademark Manager, Ball Horticultural Company, USA
  • Dr. Edgar Krieger, CIOPORA Secretary General
  • Moderator: Steven Hutton, CIOPORA President, USA.

Program:

  • Panelists' presentations/statements
  • Moderated panel discussion
  • Q&A session.

We are looking forward to hosting you at the IP Forum on June 15!

Hosted by

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    Dr. Edgar Krieger CIOPORA Secretary General @ CIOPORA

  • Guest speaker
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    Steven Hutton Star Roses and Plants/Ball Horticulture

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    Audrey Charles Patent Agent and Trademark Manager @ Ball Horticultural Company

  • Guest speaker
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    Jeffery Haynes Commissioner @ U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office

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    Kaylee Lewis Plant Variety Examiner @ The U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office

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    Christian Hannon Patent Attorney with the USPTO's Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) @ USPTO

  • Guest speaker
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    Shubo (Joe) Zhou Supervisory Patent Examiner @ USPTO

CIOPORA

Uniting Breeders, Protecting Innovation

CIOPORA is the International Association of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Horticultural Plants. CIOPORA represents plant breeders in all matters of IP protection for plans and aims to foster an environment in which the plant innovation can flourish.

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