June 9, 2026

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Vietnam - Conditions for exemption from import tax on seeds (Vietnam.vn)

June 4, 2026

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Health Canada’s confirmation for Sanatech's High-GABA tomato (line #87-17)

June 2, 2026

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IRRI joins global effort to modernize GHG measurement guidelines for rice

May 25, 2026

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Plant Variety Protection in China: A Legal Overview for International IP Practitioners (Lexology)

May 22, 2026

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Plant gene-editing regulation roundup (Morrison Foerster)

May 19, 2026

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Horticulture New Zealand welcomes proposed Plant Variety Rights changes to strengthen confidence in horticulture innovation

May 18, 2026

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New Zealand growers benefit as Government strengthens plant variety rights (PVR)

May 15, 2026

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New Zealand Government announces changes to the Plant Variety Rights (PVR) Act aimed at improving confidence and certainty for plant breeders and importers operating in New Zealand

May 14, 2026

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Philippines approves commercial propagation of high iron and zinc rice

April 29, 2026

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China releases list of key invasive species for port control

April 27, 2026

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Sakata Seed Corporation recognized with the Intellectual Property Achievement Award for International Genetic Resource Development

China ya acapara el 75% de las patentes de semillas editadas (Phytoma)

Vietnam updates regulatory framework for agricultural biotechnology

April 21, 2026

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Japan bill to amend the Seed and Seedlings Act proposes stronger plant variety protections - Longer terms, stronger remedies and tighter export measures (Baker McKenzie)

Vietnam - Un agriculteur-chercheur crée une variété de riz parfumé brevetée (Vietnam.vn)

April 1, 2026

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Australia’s plant breeders protection regime: Promoting innovation (IPHQ News)

New Zealand Intellectual Property Office - The Plant Variety Rights Journal - April 2026

March 26, 2026

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UPOV launches PRISMA Plus pilot project to streamline plant variety protection at 7th Electronic Applications Meeting

China releases draft guidelines and thresholds for the determination of essentially derived varieties

Gene-editing regulation roundup, March 2026 (Morrisson & Foerster)

March 24, 2026

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Le Japon va renforcer les contrôles à l'exportation de ses variétés de plantes (NHK)

March 21, 2026

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Proceedings of the 159th Meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee held on 20.03.2026

March 20, 2026

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Japan invites public comments on the revision of the risk assessment guideline of genetically engineered foods foods (seed plants)

Chinese seed industry cases featured on international plant variety protection platform (China Daily)

Vietnam - Le marché des semences végétales doit être strictement contrôlé (Vietnam.vn)

February 27, 2026

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Japan to revise law to protect new crop varieties from unauthorized export (Japan Today)

February 25, 2026

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Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and Taiwan expand plant variety protection to Oncidium orchids

February 16, 2026

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China enters new era in patent protection for plant-related inventions (Mondaq)

February 13, 2026

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Cultivating the future in Vietnam: Why protecting new plant varieties matters

February 11, 2026

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Australia approves commercial sale of GE purple tomatoes