India's plant variety protection system and rapidly expanding horticultural sector were among the topics discussed during the CIOPORA Annual General Meeting, 2026, Alicante, where Dr. T. Mohapatra, Chairperson of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority (PPVFRA), provided members with an overview of the country's evolving intellectual property framework and market opportunities. With one of the world's fastest-growing horticultural industries and increasing demand for...

Recently, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court of the Republic of China issued a special article on the Protection of Agricultural Innovation by law. It stated that a comprehensive assessment is used to determine the identity of varieties with the same core elements of the variety name and highly similar visual traits. The following article introduces the new judicial approach to determining the identity of new plant varieties, using two infringement cases involving...

Recently, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court of the Republic of China ruled in favour of the right holders in an infringement case involving the new variety rights of the "Jin Ruyi" hawthorn plant, represented by Guangdong Knowpin Law Firm. This case has been listed by the Supreme People's Court as a typical case of innovative judicial methods: the protection of Agricultural Innovation by law. The mother tree inspected on site during the variety-granting right...