In response to the national strategy for revitalizing the seed industry and to systematically enhance the intellectual property protection and legal application capabilities of relevant units in the seed industry, the China Seed Association will hold a "Seed Industry Intellectual Property Protection and Legal Application Capability Enhancement Training Course" in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province from August 24 to 28, 2025. Lawyer Wang Haiyang, a member of the legal service team of China Seed Association, senior partner of Beijing Gaopeng Law Firm, and senior intellectual property specialist, was invited as one of the keynote speakers to teach the special topic of "Seed Industry Intellectual Property Strategy Design and Practice" to the attending students, based on his profound professional accumulation and rich practical experience in the field of seed industry intellectual property.

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This training focuses on hot issues in the field of seed industry, and invites authoritative experts such as the vice president of the association, experts in plant new variety protection from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, university professors, and professional lawyers to give lectures on the pain points and difficulties faced by breeding research and teaching units and seed enterprises in variety right application, risk prevention and control, and legal application. Nearly 100 people from various provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government), prefecture level agricultural research and teaching units, seed enterprises, variety rights agents, variety testing and legal service institutions, etc. across the country attended the conference. The training content covers seven core modules, including "Overview of Intellectual Property Protection in the Seed Industry, Interpretation of the Revised Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties, Practical Application of New Plant Variety Rights, Latest Regulations on Seed Label Management, Case based Approach to Intellectual Property Application Strategy, Design and Practice of Seed Industry Intellectual Property Strategy, and Overview of DUS Testing". It comprehensively explains the intellectual property protection and legal risk prevention system in the seed industry. During the training process, the trainees had face-to-face discussions with experts on the problems encountered in their actual work, creating a lively atmosphere on site.

Lawyer Wang Haiyang's on-site theme sharing

As a professional lawyer who has been deeply involved in the field of seed industry intellectual property for a long time, Lawyer Wang Haiyang has rich practical experience in seed industry intellectual property strategic planning, technology transfer and application, risk identification and prevention of seed industry enterprises, and intellectual property litigation attack and defense strategies. In this training, Lawyer Wang focused on the theme of "Design and Practice of Seed Industry Intellectual Property Strategy", combined with typical cases and industry practical needs, and explained from the aspects of national intellectual property strategy and policy situation, overview of new plant variety rights, current situation and misconceptions of intellectual property protection in seed enterprises, specific paths and measures for protecting intellectual property rights in seed enterprises, etc., to help the participants transform theoretical knowledge into practical operational abilities and provide legal support for the innovation and development of seed industry in enterprises and research institutions.

Lawyer Wang Haiyang's on-site theme sharing

Lawyer Wang Haiyang stated that the seed industry is a strategic and fundamental core industry of the country, and intellectual property protection is an important guarantee for the innovative development of the seed industry. Being invited to participate in the training and teaching this time is not only a recognition of their professional abilities by the industry, but also a responsibility to promote the development of intellectual property protection in the seed industry. In the future, Lawyer Wang will continue to deeply cultivate the field of intellectual property in the seed industry, empower more industry entities through professional services, and contribute to the improvement of China's seed industry intellectual property protection system and the high-quality development of the seed industry.

Gaopeng Law Firm has long attached great importance to the deep cultivation and expansion of intellectual property legal services, especially in the field of intellectual property protection in the seed industry, which is a strategic and fundamental core industry of the country. It is led by Lawyer Wang Haiyang, who is committed to building a team of "specialized, refined, unique and new" seed industry lawyers. The team adheres to the concept of "integrity and excellence" of Gaopeng, and is able to provide customers with high-quality legal services throughout the entire chain from intellectual property strategic planning, application layout, risk prevention and control to rights protection and litigation. We actively empower seed industry enterprises and research institutions, fully safeguard the protection and development of seed industry intellectual property, and strive to contribute Gaopeng's strength to ensuring national food security, promoting seed industry revitalization, and strengthening agriculture.