25/06/2020 – Webinar “Plant Breeders’ Rights in Argentina”

June 25, 2020 – Webinar “Plant Breeders’ Rights in Argentina”
Date & Sessions
Average session duration: 75 min
Session 1: June 25, 2020 - 10 AM ART (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
9 AM EDT (New York)
10 AM ART (Buenos Aires) – Speaker’s time zone
2 PM BST (London)
3 PM CEST (Berlin)
4 PM IST (Tel Aviv)
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Session 2: June 25, 2020 - 7 PM ART (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
June 25:
3 PM PDT (San Francisco)
6 PM EDT (New York)
7 PM ART (Buenos Aires) – Speaker’s time zone
June 26:
8 AM AEST (Sydney)
10 AM NZST (Wellington)
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What will I learn?
The webinar will provide an overview of the Plant Breeders Right regime in Argentina, including:
– Scope of the protection
– The National Seed Law Nº20.247
– Exceptions and requirements
– PVR and Patents in Argentina, the relationship between them.
– The National Institute of Seed Register
– Fruits and Ornamentals in Argentina – other regulations and news.
Meet the speaker

María Laura Villamayor
Laura is a recognized specialist in Seed Legislation, Intellectual Property protection and International Relations. Having joined the National Seed Institute (INASE) in 2000, Laura has become INASE Coordinator in 2017. In this position, she is Argentina’s delegate at UPOV, FAO and other international bodies. On the national level, she represents INASE at Commissions at the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
Laura holds a graduate degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Rights from the University of Buenos Aires. Following her interest in plant genetics, Laura also took a Postgraduate Course on Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources. Currently, she is adding a Master in International Strategy and Politics at the Maimonides University in Buenos Aires to her academic record. Laura is an author of several publications on PBR and plant genetics.
Registration
REDUCED WEBINAR RATES: At the CIOPORA Academy, we are committed to providing accessible education offerings to the green sector. In view of the operational and financial constraints businesses and individuals around the globe may presently face, we have lowered our webinar rates from EUR 149.00 to EUR 99.00 (Member) and EUR 299.00 to EUR 199.00 (Guest). A further 15% reduction is offered in the Webinar Package, containing three webinars in June/July 2020.
- register for one webinar at member/guest rate
SINGLE WEBINAR REGISTRATION: includes only the CIOPORA Academy Webinar “Plant Breeders’ Rights in Argentina“.
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WEBINAR PACKAGE REGISTRATION: includes three CIOPORA Academy Webinars at a reduced rate. What is included?
- June 18 – Webinar “Patents for Plant Innovations and Biological Deposit under the Budapest Treaty” – learn more
- June 25 – Webinar “PBR in Argentina”
- July 2 – Webinar “Basic Considerations on how to Set up a Club System” – learn more
- CIOPORA Member Webinar Package: 249.00 EUR
- Guest Webinar Package: 499.00 EUR
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About the WEbinar program
In November 2019, the CIOPORA Academy education program on IP for plants was expanded with the distance learning offerings in form of Webinars. Each webinar is conducted in two sessions to cover all time zones, enabling participation from all locations worldwide.
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