Interview with Martin Ekvad, president of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)

Abstract

Martin Ekvad is President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) since 2011. Prior to his elevation to the position of President, he held the position of Head of the CPVO Legal Unit from 2003. From 1996 to 2003 Mr. Ekvad worked as a lawyer (Advokat, Member of the Swedish Bar Association) in the law firm Linklaters, in Brussels and in the law firm Magnusson Wahlin Advokatbyrå, in Stockholm. Our Editors had the pleasure of talking with him and getting his opinion on a broad range of topics, from recent case law developments, the current state of Plant Variety Rights (PVR) in the EU, a discussion on the challenges in the registrability of PVRs, and also advice for young practitioners.