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What (who) is upon - definition

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
UPOV; Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants; International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants; UPON; UPON Convention; Upov.int; UPOV 61; UPOV 78; UPOV 91
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upon         
prep.
1.
On.
2.
About, concerning, on the subject of, relating to.
3.
With, immediately after.
Upon         
·prep On;
- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
upon         
¦ preposition more formal term for on.
Origin
ME: from up + on, suggested by ON upp a.

Wikipedia

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants or UPOV (French: Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales) is a treaty body (non-United Nations intergovernmental organization) with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Its objective is to provide an effective system for plant variety protection. It does so by defining a blueprint regulation to be implemented by its members in national law. The expression UPOV Convention also refers to one of the three instruments that relate to the union, namely the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention (UPOV 91), 1978 Act of the UPOV Convention (UPOV 78) and 1961 Act of the UPOV Convention with Amendments of 1972 (UPOV 61).

Examples of use of upon
1. WASHINGTON –– Some countries are founded upon ethnicity, others upon geography.
2. We could use some better weather in Newcastle upon Tyne! – Ray B, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
3. "Energy security depends not only upon suppliers but also upon consumers," Medvedev said.
4. This is the president‘s proposal, acted upon in a bipartisan way, improved upon in that manner, but evidently not voted upon that way.
5. "This heinous attack upon America was an attack upon us all.