Five achievements have been made in the protection

Five major achievements have been made in the protection of new varieties of agricultural plants in China in the past ten years. On April 23, I learned from the celebration of the 10th anniversary of China's implementation of the regulations on the protection of new varieties of plants and its accession to the International Union for the protection of new varieties of plants held in Beijing by the Ministry of agriculture, the State Forestry Administration and the State Intellectual Property Office that as of March 31 this year, China had received 6348 applications and 2312 authorizations for new varieties of plants, respectively; The scope of applicants covers 30 provinces, autonomous regions and 15 countries in China. The total number of applications and authorizations in Sichuan Province ranks first in the country for six consecutive years

Zhang Taolin, Vice Minister of agriculture, said in his speech that on April 23, 1999, China officially joined the International Union for the protection of new plant varieties, becoming the 39th member, and initiated the implementation of the regulations on the protection of new plant varieties. Over the past 10 years, with the great attention of the Chinese government and the strong support of relevant departments, through the joint efforts of agricultural administrative departments at all levels and agricultural enterprises and institutions, the cause of protecting new varieties of agricultural plants has grown from scratch, from small to large, and has made considerable progress. Remarkable achievements have been made in encouraging seed breeding innovation, improving the core competitiveness of the seed industry, and serving the development of modern agriculture

first, accelerate the establishment of a legal system for the protection of new varieties of agricultural plants with China's national conditions and in line with international practices, and basically form an organizational system that meets the needs of development. The Ministry of agriculture has successively formulated the detailed rules for the implementation of the regulations on the protection of new plant varieties (agricultural part), the provisions on the trial of the new plant variety review board, the provisions on the handling of cases of infringement of the rights of new agricultural plant varieties and other departmental regulations, and the protection of new plant varieties has gradually stepped into the track of legal management. In the past 10 years, the new plant variety protection office and the review committee of the Ministry of agriculture have been established successively, and the agricultural administrative departments of all provinces have also established law enforcement agencies for the protection of new plant varieties accordingly. Some scientific research institutions have also established special intellectual property management agencies. A new plant variety protection organization system, which is coordinated by agricultural science and education, law enforcement, seeds and other functional departments, with the active participation of agricultural enterprises and institutions and various intermediary organizations, has initially taken shape to adapt to China's national conditions

second, comprehensively consolidate the technical support system for the protection of new varieties of agricultural plants, and improve the ability of variety rights approval and authorization. The Ministry of agriculture has established a testing center and 14 testing sub centers nationwide, established a new plant variety Preservation Center, established a team of review and testing professionals, organized the development of 102 new plant varieties testing guidelines such as corn and rice, and published 7 batches of new agricultural plant varieties protection lists, with 74 genera or species of protected agricultural plants. The number of applications and authorizations for new varieties of agricultural plants has increased rapidly, with the annual number of applications rising from 115 10 years ago to 868 in 2008, ranking fourth among the members of the International Union for the protection of new varieties of plants since 2004

third, vigorously promote variety rights trading services and accelerate the transformation and application of variety rights. The Ministry of agriculture has successively held four national agricultural plant new varieties exhibition and trade fairs in Luoyang, Chengdu, Yangzhou and Laizhou, showing the latest achievements of China's agricultural breeding, which means that products are more low-carbon environmental protection innovation and variety rights protection, strengthening the exchange of information in the development, breeding, sales and use of new varieties, and promoting the connection between supply and demand, transformation and application of authorized varieties, Authorized varieties have become the main force to promote grain production. According to the statistics of major food crop varieties with a promotion area of more than 100000 mu in 2007, authorized varieties have accounted for 19.18% of the sown area of rice, 38.38% of wheat and 50.73% of corn in China. More than 80% of authorized varieties in Jiangsu Province have entered the market and achieved industrialization; The transfer rate of authorized varieties in Shandong Province reached more than 45%, the transfer fee exceeded 100 million yuan, the promotion area was more than 300 million mu, and the social benefits increased by more than 300 million yuan

fourth, efforts have been made to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of variety owners and mobilize the enthusiasm of social resources for breeding innovation. The Ministry of agriculture has successively carried out the pilot of administrative law enforcement of Agricultural Variety Rights in 22 provinces and cities across the country, and actively explored the administrative law enforcement mode of variety rights. As of 2008, the national agricultural administrative organs have accepted 1123 cases of various kinds of variety rights, effectively cracked down on violations of various kinds of variety rights, protected the legitimate interests of variety rights holders, and mobilized the enthusiasm of social funds to invest in new variety breeding. Enterprises are increasingly becoming the main body of new variety cultivation. In the total domestic application volume, the application volume of variety rights of enterprises and individuals has reached 40%, which is about 10 percentage points higher than when the steel industry was booming at the beginning of the establishment of the system

fifth, actively carry out international cooperation and exchange, and promote the mutually beneficial and win-win situation that the company of new plant varieties will accelerate the expansion of new material business. With the continuous development of the protection system of new varieties of agricultural plants in China, the number of variety rights applications from foreign countries has also increased rapidly. By the end of March 2009, the Ministry of agriculture had accepted 273 variety rights applications from 14 countries, 24 of which have been authorized. The entry of foreign excellent products at the same time has promoted the development of China's agriculture and trade, and met the growing diversified living needs of consumers

Zhang Taolin stressed that plants are the most important biological resources for human survival on the earth. Improving existing plant varieties and cultivating new plant varieties are important aspects of agricultural science and technology. China has a vast territory and complex soil and climate types. It is of great practical significance to speed up the cultivation of plant varieties that adapt to different regions, different planting conditions and different economic uses, and strengthen the protection of new plant variety rights. In accordance with the spirit requirements of the national intellectual property strategy outline and the 11th Five Year Plan for the protection and development of new varieties of agricultural plants, we should take more effective measures to continue to promote the development of the protection of new varieties of agricultural plants, constantly improve the creation, protection, application and management ability of new varieties of plants, and strive to transform the advantages of germplasm resources into the advantages of variety rights, in order to ensure the effective supply of agricultural products Provide strong support for improving the living standards of the people and the ecological environment

the protection system of new plant varieties in China has won the trust and praise of the world. Wolfe jayton, Deputy Secretary General of the International Union for the protection of new plant varieties, said that the development of the protection of new plant varieties in China is very remarkable. China's establishment and implementation of the new plant variety protection system and its membership in UPOV are important measures to promote economic development and the effective use of plant genetic resources, which are beneficial to farmers, breeders and the whole society

at the meeting, 30 advanced collectives and 70 advanced individuals who have made contributions to the protection of new plant varieties were commended