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EUROPEAN-SEED.COMIEUROPEANSEEDI21PLUTOAseconddatabaseorindustryisthePLUTOdatabasewhichstandsorPLantvarietiesintheUPOVsystemTheOmnibus.ThedataissuppliedbythecompetentauthoritiesoUPOVmembersandbytheOrganisationorEconomicCo-operationandDevelopmentOECD.Asignifcantpartotheinormationrelatestoplantbreedersrightsplantpatentsandtonationallistings.Datarommorethan600000documentsisavailableintheUPOVsearchsystem.AkeypartothePLUTOdatabaseistoprovideinormationonvarietydenominationsandadenominationsearchtab.AlsoYohannBagotcontrolleratSICASOVaFrenchorganizationthatcollectsroyaltiesorbreedersodierentcountriesispositiveaboutPLUTO.WeusethePLUTOdatabasetocontrolbreedersandco-breedersrightsownerskindoprotectionandduration.PLUTOispracticalcompleteandquicktouseaccordingtoBagot.SICASOValsocontrolsseedcompaniesandusestheinormationinPLUTOorthiswork.Bagothasonepointorimprovementtohaveoineaccesstothedatabaseortheabilitytodownloadmorethan2000datasetspersession.Sometimeswithonthespotcontrolsheneedstohaveaccesstomorethan2000data-points.TherequesthasbeenorwardedtoUPOV.JeanMaisondeputyheadothetechnicalunitotheCommunityPlantVarietyOfceinAngersFrancealsousestheUPOVdatabases.HementionsthatwhenitwasdevelopeditsinternalproceduresintheearlydaysotheOicetheCPVOhadtocreateaneicientsystemtoanalysevarietydenominations.TheUPOVROManancestoroPLUTOwasaveryprecioussourceoinormation.TakingintoaccounttheneedtoconsideradditionalinormationnotincludedintheUPOVROMe.g.dataromEUnonUPOVMemberStatesorcommercialregistersandtheneedtocreateasearchtooltotestdenominationsorsimilarityontheotherhandtheOfcedecidedtodevelopitsowndatabase.Oneothebiggestchallengesindevelopingadatabaseistokeepituptodate.Possibilitiestoindsynergieswereidentifedinthisrespectandamemorandumounderstandingwassignedin2005wherebyUPOVandCPVOagreedtocollectrespectivelynon-EUandEUdataromtheirrespectiveMemberStatesandexchangethemregularly.Theexchangehasbeenoperationalor10yearsnowanditcanbesaidthatPLUTOandtheCPVOVarietyFinderarecloselyinterrelated.UPOVLexAndlastbutnotleastisUPOVLexasearchabledatabasecontainingthelegislationoUnionmembersthathavebeennotiiedinaccordancewiththeUPOVConventiontheUPOVConventionnotifcationsconcerningindividualmembersotheUnione.g.accessionsratifcationsnotifcationsongeneraandspeciesandthetextotheUPOVConventionanditsActs.ContinuousImprovementsCurrenteortsocusonimprovingthesearchabilityothesedatabasestotestvarietydenominationsorsimilarity.ButtonexplainsthatthedatabasesareallrelativelyrecentdevelopmentsinUPOV.PLUTOandUPOVLexwerelaunchedin2011andGENIEwasmadepubliclyavailablein2010.Howeverinadditiontocontinuouslyincreasingthedataincludedineachdatabasetherehavebeenimprovementstothedatabasessincetheirlaunch.In2013theollowingimprovementswereintroducedorPLUTOPageorsearchingvarietydenominationsOptionstosavesearchsettingsIntroductionoarrangementsortheinclusionodataintheoriginalalphabetinadditiontothedatabeingprovidedinRomanalphabetandIntroductionothepossibilityorcontributorstotheplantvarietydatabasetoprovideinormationondatesonwhichavarietywascommercialisedortheirsttimeintheterritoryoapplicationandotherterritories.Fortheutureurtherimprovementsareplanned.InrelationtoPLUTOaworkinggrouphasbeenestablishedtodevelopproposalsoraUPOVdenominationsimilaritysearchtool.Thereisalsoanon-goingprogramtoincreasetherequencyandcompletenessodataprovidedbyUPOVmemberssaysButton.MaisonaddsSpeciesnamesareacornerstoneoraplantvarietydatabase.WhenUPOVcreateditsGENIEdatabasetheCPVOimmediatelyreliedonittodealwiththeissueosynonymsinbotanyandtheharmonisationospeciesnames.TheCPVOVarietyFinderworksonthebasisoUPOVcodesandwhenitreceivestheapplicationoraspeciesorwhichtherewerenoapplicationssoartheCPVOconsultsGENIEtostandardisethespeciescodeoraskstheUPOVoicetocreateanewone.ForthepurposeoEUprocedurestheCPVOasksUPOVorthecreationomorethan100codeseveryyearandisproposingthedevelopmentoamoreinormativeUPOVcode.Itisalwaysgoodtoknowitheproductsyoureleaseinthiscasethedatabasesarebeingusedandbywhom.TothatendUPOVtracksthevisitstothedatabasesandtheseshowthatallthreedatabaseshavehighnumbersopageviews.Around12000usershaveregisteredthemselvestohaveaccesstothesedatabases.GENIEhoversaround85000pageviewsperyear.PLUTOhad70000pageviewsin2013.UPOVLexspageviewsarerelativelysteadyataround90000peryear.AllthreedatabasesseethelargebulkotheusersgototheEnglishversionandmuchlowerpercentagesousersgotoeithertheSpanishFrenchorGermanversions.InterestingactthenumbersovisitorsromFrancearethehighestoralldatabasesollowedbycountriessuchasSwitzerlandtheUnitedStatesandTheNetherlands.Formoreinormationvisitwww.upov.intplutoenFormoreinormationvisitwww.upov.intupovlexenPLUTOispracticalcompleteandquicktouse.THEREISALSOANON-GOINGPROGRAMTOINCREASETHEFREQUENCYANDCOMPLETENESSOFDATAPROVIDEDBYUPOVMEMBERS.