Plant Varieties
ABG Intellectual Property has a breadth of experience in the protection of seeds, flowers, fruits or trees
Your innovation is valuable: protect your plant varieties IP rights
Due to the exponential growth, over the last years, of new plant varieties of high commercial value, it has become essential for plant breeders’ to protect actively their innovations.
ABG Intellectual Property provides assistance with the evaluation and prosecution of plant variety rights before the Spanish Plant Variety Office (OEVV) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), particularly in aspects related to passing the technical examination and examination of the denomination for the plant variety.
360º Service
Additionally, we offer:
- surveillance studies of plant protection titles
- opposition procedures against the grant of plant variety rights of competitors
- maintenance of the plant variety right during the full term of the title
Plants and trademarks
Due to our ample experience in other fields of intellectual property, ABG can also advise on the suitability of obtaining patents or trademarks to complement the protection of the plant variety right.
Legal Advice
Our legal team assists our clients in commercial transactions, in the enforcement of the exclusive rights over the product, by negotiating and drafting licensing agreements, and conducting enforcement and infringement litigation.
Other countries
ABG also provides advice and support for obtaining and enforcing protection in other countries of interest, through the collaboration with reliable and specialized partners in other jurisdictions.
Get the best protection for your plant varieties IP rights
Our specialists in this category
Agustín Alconada
PartnerAgustín joined ABG in 2007 and is a partner in the biotechnology department.
Irene Vázquez
AssociateIrene joined ABG in 2009 and is an associate in the biotechnology department.
María Corral
Patent AdviserMaría joined ABG in 2012 and is a patent adviser in the biotechnology department.
Guillermo Menéndez
Patent AdviserGuillermo joined ABG in 2015 and is a patent adviser in the biotechnology department.
Gemma Muruais
Patent AdviserGemma joined ABG in 2010 and is a patent adviser in the biotechnology department
Ana María de Lucas
Patent AdviserAna María joined ABG in 2017 and is a patent adviser in the biotechnology department.
Marina García
Patent AdviserMarina joined ABG in 2017 and is a patent adviser in the biotechnology department.
