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Romagnoli’s appeal against CPVO decision rejected by EU’s top court

( August 1, 2025, 11:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Romagnoli Fratelli today lost against the Community Plant Variety Office at the EU Court of Justice. The Italian agriculture company had appealed the General Court's judgment, which upheld the CPVO’s cancellation decision regarding Romagnoli's right for the potato type Melrose due to late payment of annual fees. The top court upheld the lower court's decision, and ruled that the CPVO’s procedures under its internal electronic system for serving documents were correctly applied, and that arguments challenging the CPVO’s conduct or factual findings were inadmissible. Romagnoli has been ordered to pay the costs.The judgment is attached....

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