International conference – IP protection for plant innovation 2024

Plant intellectual property experts, key decision-makers, industry representatives, and professionals from around the world gathered in Amsterdam on 13 and 14 June 2024 for the 11th edition of the FORUM Institut’s biennial International Conference on IP Protection for Plant Innovation. The conference offered updates on the recent developments in plant intellectual property, as well as insights into the current debates in Europe and beyond. The talks provided international perspectives on a range of issues including plant-related patents; new genomic techniques; the new International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) explanatory notes on essentially derived varieties; the regulation of digital sequence information; and the potential impact of the disclosure of origin requirement under the new World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. This report provides a summary of the key points discussed at the conference. The next edition will take place in December 2026.