The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

•The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an intergovernmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.

•UPOV was established in 1961 by the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (the “UPOV Convention”)

•The mission of UPOV is to provide and promote an effective system of plant variety protection, with the aim of encouraging the development of new varieties of plants, for the benefit of society.India is not a member to UPOV.