Two Decades of Innovation: China’s Rise as a Global Leader in Plant Variety Protection
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China
Celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the accession of China to UPOV Convention
The protection of new varieties of plants is an important part of the implementation of the national intellectual property strategy and also an important support for the development of modern seed industry.
On April 23, 1999, China joined the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) and formally implemented the Regulations on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. Over the past 20 years, China has witnessed the formation and rapid development of the cause of the protection of new varieties of plants.
Twenty Years of Development - Protection of New Varieties of Plants in China
President Xi Jinping points out that we must be determined to develop China’s seed industry and accelerate the pace of cultivating excellent varieties with independent intellectual property rights, thus ensuring national food security from the source.
China has continuously improved its PVP regulatory system.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration are jointly responsible, for the receipt and examination of applications for rights of new varieties of plants.
Over the past 20 years, China has issued a total of 17 protected lists, covering 397 plant genera and species.
Zhang Yanqiu, Director General, Seed Industry Management Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
China has established a relatively complete legal and regulatory system for the protection of new varieties of plants, which conforms to both international practices and China's national situation.
Over the past 20 years, China has continuously improved its technical support system for PVP, setting up the Office for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and the Committee for the Review of New Varieties of Plants.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has established one storage center for propagation materials, 1 DUS Tests center, 27 DUS Tests Sub-centers and 3 DUS Tests Stations. 258 DUS Test Guidelines and DNA Fingerprinting Identification Protocols were released.
The National Forestry and Grassland Administration has established 1 DUS Tests Center, 2 molecular testing laboratories, 6 professional testing stations, and issued 52 Test Guidelines.
In 2018, China had ranked first in the world in terms of its annual applications for PVP for two consecutive years.
Yang Xiongnian, Director General, Development Center of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Over the past 20 years, the total amount of PVP applications received by MARA has reached 26,000, among which 12,000 have so far been granted.
Wang Yonghai, Director General, Office for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, National Forestry and Grassland Administration
By 2018, the total amount of PVP applications received by NFGA had reached 3,717, among which 1,763 have so far been granted.
Over the past 20 years, China’s new plant variety protection system has promoted the development of modern seed industry, cultivating a string of excellent varieties with independent intellectual property rights and a number of seed enterprises with strong market competitiveness.
A new maize variety, ZhengDan 958, has increased production by 50 billion kg and revenue by more than RMB 80 billion Yuan.
Yuan Longping, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
PVP system is very important. It is a recognition of the hard work of breeders.
Dai Jingrui, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
With PVP system, breeders have become more enthusiastic about breeding and more willing to share their achievements with each other and work together to form a strong breeding cooperative platform.
Xiao Shihe, an expert of wheat breeder
The protection of new varieties of plants has promoted the transformation of wheat-breeding achievements, thus forming a virtuous circle of breeding innovation from the source.
Qiu Lijuan, an expert of soybean breeder
The protection of new varieties has stimulated the vitality of breeding innovation and bred a number of excellent varieties of soybean.
Chinese breeders have taken the lead in breeding new varieties of colored oilseed rape with both oil production and ornamental values, making positive contributions to developing rural tourism and revitalizing the rural areas.
China's system for PVP has contributed to new varieties in "going abroad" and "bringing in".
Chinese breeders have taken the lead in breeding new morchella varieties, with positive effect for poverty alleviation, and also pushing it to the world arena.
Gan Bingcheng, Director, Soil and Fertilizer Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
For the first time in history China is applying for the protection of new edible mushroom varieties in foreign countries, accelerating the authorization to protect the rights of morchella variety in the European Union.
The innovation and business environment has continued to improve in the seed industry, attracting new varieties from abroad. So far, China has accepted 3,000 applications for rights of new varieties.
Filip Evenepoel, General Manager, Kunming Anthura Horticulture Co., Ltd.
We feel more and more confident about the Chinese market. because of the implementation of the regulations for variety protection.
Moshe Zalzman, a foreign breeder
They are looking for such companies that they have safe seeds. they have something that they really belong to the breeding company.
Over the past 20 years, China has continuously strengthened administrative law enforcement and judicial protection of new varieties of plants. Following the establishment of Intellectual Property Courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the Supreme People's Court has established the Intellectual Property High Court to hear disputes over intellectual property, including variety rights.
An American company received RMB 5 million yuan in compensation for protection of its rights of a hybrid corn which had suffered infringement.
Chen Meng, a lawyer
This shows the spirit of the Chinese government's national treatment principle of "treating both domestic and foreign variety owners equally".
Over the past 20 years, China has continuously deepened its international cooperation and exchanges on PVP. As a UPOV member, China has carried out extensive exchanges with countries and regions such as the European Union, the Netherlands, the United States, Australia and Japan, thus enhancing China’s PVP international influence.
Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General of UPOV
The twenty years since China joined UPOV in 1999, has been a clear demonstration to countries around the world about the enormous benefits. that UPOV membership can bring.
Martin Ekvad, President, Community Plant Variety Office
China continues to develop its PVP law. That will benefit farmers not only in China, but also in other parts of the world.
Zhang Taolin, Vice-minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Efforts should be made to push forward the revision of the Regulations on the Protection of New varieties of Plants, strengthen market supervision and protection of intellectual property rights, and severely crack down on illegal acts such as counterfeiting and infringement.
Make history and create a promising future through hard work. China has entered a new era to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
China
Celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the accession of China to UPOV Convention
The protection of new varieties of plants is an important part of the implementation of the national intellectual property strategy and also an important support for the development of modern seed industry.
On April 23, 1999, China joined the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) and formally implemented the Regulations on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. Over the past 20 years, China has witnessed the formation and rapid development of the cause of the protection of new varieties of plants.
Twenty Years of Development - Protection of New Varieties of Plants in China
President Xi Jinping points out that we must be determined to develop China’s seed industry and accelerate the pace of cultivating excellent varieties with independent intellectual property rights, thus ensuring national food security from the source.
China has continuously improved its PVP regulatory system.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration are jointly responsible, for the receipt and examination of applications for rights of new varieties of plants.
Over the past 20 years, China has issued a total of 17 protected lists, covering 397 plant genera and species.
Zhang Yanqiu, Director General, Seed Industry Management Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
China has established a relatively complete legal and regulatory system for the protection of new varieties of plants, which conforms to both international practices and China's national situation.
Over the past 20 years, China has continuously improved its technical support system for PVP, setting up the Office for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and the Committee for the Review of New Varieties of Plants.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has established one storage center for propagation materials, 1 DUS Tests center, 27 DUS Tests Sub-centers and 3 DUS Tests Stations. 258 DUS Test Guidelines and DNA Fingerprinting Identification Protocols were released.
The National Forestry and Grassland Administration has established 1 DUS Tests Center, 2 molecular testing laboratories, 6 professional testing stations, and issued 52 Test Guidelines.
In 2018, China had ranked first in the world in terms of its annual applications for PVP for two consecutive years.
Yang Xiongnian, Director General, Development Center of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Over the past 20 years, the total amount of PVP applications received by MARA has reached 26,000, among which 12,000 have so far been granted.
Wang Yonghai, Director General, Office for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, National Forestry and Grassland Administration
By 2018, the total amount of PVP applications received by NFGA had reached 3,717, among which 1,763 have so far been granted.
Over the past 20 years, China’s new plant variety protection system has promoted the development of modern seed industry, cultivating a string of excellent varieties with independent intellectual property rights and a number of seed enterprises with strong market competitiveness.
A new maize variety, ZhengDan 958, has increased production by 50 billion kg and revenue by more than RMB 80 billion Yuan.
Yuan Longping, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
PVP system is very important. It is a recognition of the hard work of breeders.
Dai Jingrui, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
With PVP system, breeders have become more enthusiastic about breeding and more willing to share their achievements with each other and work together to form a strong breeding cooperative platform.
Xiao Shihe, an expert of wheat breeder
The protection of new varieties of plants has promoted the transformation of wheat-breeding achievements, thus forming a virtuous circle of breeding innovation from the source.
Qiu Lijuan, an expert of soybean breeder
The protection of new varieties has stimulated the vitality of breeding innovation and bred a number of excellent varieties of soybean.
Chinese breeders have taken the lead in breeding new varieties of colored oilseed rape with both oil production and ornamental values, making positive contributions to developing rural tourism and revitalizing the rural areas.
China's system for PVP has contributed to new varieties in "going abroad" and "bringing in".
Chinese breeders have taken the lead in breeding new morchella varieties, with positive effect for poverty alleviation, and also pushing it to the world arena.
Gan Bingcheng, Director, Soil and Fertilizer Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
For the first time in history China is applying for the protection of new edible mushroom varieties in foreign countries, accelerating the authorization to protect the rights of morchella variety in the European Union.
The innovation and business environment has continued to improve in the seed industry, attracting new varieties from abroad. So far, China has accepted 3,000 applications for rights of new varieties.
Filip Evenepoel, General Manager, Kunming Anthura Horticulture Co., Ltd.
We feel more and more confident about the Chinese market. because of the implementation of the regulations for variety protection.
Moshe Zalzman, a foreign breeder
They are looking for such companies that they have safe seeds. they have something that they really belong to the breeding company.
Over the past 20 years, China has continuously strengthened administrative law enforcement and judicial protection of new varieties of plants. Following the establishment of Intellectual Property Courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the Supreme People's Court has established the Intellectual Property High Court to hear disputes over intellectual property, including variety rights.
An American company received RMB 5 million yuan in compensation for protection of its rights of a hybrid corn which had suffered infringement.
Chen Meng, a lawyer
This shows the spirit of the Chinese government's national treatment principle of "treating both domestic and foreign variety owners equally".
Over the past 20 years, China has continuously deepened its international cooperation and exchanges on PVP. As a UPOV member, China has carried out extensive exchanges with countries and regions such as the European Union, the Netherlands, the United States, Australia and Japan, thus enhancing China’s PVP international influence.
Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General of UPOV
The twenty years since China joined UPOV in 1999, has been a clear demonstration to countries around the world about the enormous benefits. that UPOV membership can bring.
Martin Ekvad, President, Community Plant Variety Office
China continues to develop its PVP law. That will benefit farmers not only in China, but also in other parts of the world.
Zhang Taolin, Vice-minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Efforts should be made to push forward the revision of the Regulations on the Protection of New varieties of Plants, strengthen market supervision and protection of intellectual property rights, and severely crack down on illegal acts such as counterfeiting and infringement.
Make history and create a promising future through hard work. China has entered a new era to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
12 de agosto de 2019