"Validity of Cripps Pink/Pink Lady and Cripps Red/Sundowner varieties put into serious question"
On 12 January 2024, the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) issued its long-awaited decision in the dispute concerning the novelty of Cripps Pink and Cripps Red apple varieties. At the end of a complex and detailed legal analysis, the Board found that the decision dismissing the petition lacked "detail and clarity" and was "not in line with the legal principles of
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