The 7th Summit Forum on Pesticide Intellectual Property and Technological Innovation, together with the Pesticide Intellectual Property Training, Exchange, and Trade Fair, was solemnly convened.

　　The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made the major judgment that socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, outlined a grand blueprint for the development of the Party and the country in this new era, and set forth clear requirements for the development of the intellectual property sector. The report to the 19th National Congress explicitly stated the need to vigorously promote a culture of innovation and strengthen the creation, protection, and utilization of intellectual property.
　　The Seventh Session Pesticide Intellectual Property and Technological Innovation Summit Forum and Pesticide The Intellectual Property Training and Exchange Fair was held with great fanfare.
　　Recently, President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia 2018 Annual Conference, identifying the strengthening of intellectual property protection as one of four major measures to further open up China. This once again conveyed to the world China’s firm stance and clear commitment to strictly protecting intellectual property in accordance with the law. President Xi emphasized that bolstering intellectual property protection is both the most crucial component of improving the property rights protection system and the strongest incentive for enhancing China’s economic competitiveness.
　　At the National People’s Congress, which concluded in March this year, the State Council’s institutional reform plan also proposed reorganizing the National Intellectual Property Administration, underscoring that the creation, protection, and utilization of intellectual property are crucial measures for accelerating the development of an innovation-driven nation.
　　Especially in the recent Sino‑U.S. trade tensions, intellectual property has emerged as a central issue. How can we effectively wield the “weapon” of intellectual property? And how can we safeguard our own intellectual property rights? These questions are particularly pressing in today’s market‑economy context. Moreover, issues such as how to enhance the ability to translate patents into tangible products and marketable offerings, and to promote the commercialization and industrialization of IP‑based innovations, are also matters of great concern. Protecting intellectual property has become a shared consensus across society, and we… Pesticide The industry is no exception! To enable enterprises, institutions, research institutes, and other relevant entities and rights holders in the agrochemical and plant protection sectors to effectively implement intellectual property strategies under the new circumstances, appropriately and legally resolve IP‑related disputes, prevail in the patent wars of the new era, and safeguard and fully leverage their own scientific and technological innovations, the China Chemical Information Center, the Sinochem Institute of Chemical Science and Technology, and China… Pesticide Industrial Association Pesticide Market Information Center and “ Pesticide The 7th edition, hosted by Market Information, the Media, and the China Agrochemical Intellectual Property Operation and Trading Center. Pesticide Intellectual Property and Technological Innovation Summit Forum and Pesticide The Intellectual Property Training, Exchange, and Trade Fair was grandly held on May 28 in the beautiful innovation city of Hangzhou. The event was hosted by Hangzhou Yulong Chemical Co., Ltd., with co-sponsorship from Chaofan Intellectual Property Services Co., Ltd., Beijing Tianda Gonghe Law Firm, and Feihan Law Firm of the United States, and received support from China… Pesticide With the strong support of the Industrial Association and the Plant Protection (China) Association, the theme of this conference is… Pesticide Management and commercialization of intellectual property.
　　In his address, Jie Yubin, Deputy Director of the China Chemical Information Center, stated that in recent years, China has… Pesticide The industry is increasingly rife with traps and disputes related to intellectual property, leaving many organizations mired in difficulties and suffering heavy losses. He pointed out that in our country… Pesticide The most fundamental path forward for industry development lies in stepping up… Pesticide R&D investment has enabled the creation and cultivation of core technologies with independent intellectual property rights. Pesticide Variety; at the same time, it is essential to develop a corresponding intellectual property strategy during the product development process, establish a comprehensive intellectual property protection framework for products, and thereby leverage patented products and technologies to capture excess profits.
　　China Pesticide Secretary-General Li Zhonghua of the Industrial Association believes that China Pesticide Industry has become integrated into the wave of globalization; we are not merely non‑patent… Pesticide the leading manufacturer and an important multinational corporation Pesticide the patent market and its competitors. Innovation, coupled with the protection of intellectual property and rising operating costs, can also be regarded as one of the driving forces behind the latest wave of cross‑border mergers and restructurings; we… Pesticide Enterprises place great emphasis on intellectual property protection in both domestic and international markets; however, patent infringement disputes occur from time to time, and IP‑related litigation remains a recurring issue, underscoring that the industry still has considerable room for improvement in IP protection, management, and commercialization.
　　Hangzhou is a city that continuously stimulates the vitality of intellectual property and actively transforms it into competitive advantage, while also placing great emphasis on IP protection. At present, 15 cities in China have established specialized intellectual property courts, and Hangzhou is among them. Hangzhou Yulong Chemical Co., Ltd. is an integrated enterprise that combines research and development with production and operations. Pesticide A chemical manufacturing enterprise located in Hangzhou also shoulders the dual responsibilities of driving research and innovation and safeguarding intellectual property.
　　According to Shi Qing, Deputy General Manager of Hangzhou Yulong Chemical Co., Ltd., Yulong’s R&D team has independently developed three new… Pesticide Products, with over 20 items developed. Pesticide Product manufacturing and synthesis process technologies. Currently, the company has filed 34 invention patent applications, of which 26 have been granted, and has also submitted two U.S. and European invention patent applications. Innovative research and development is a key pillar of Yulong’s sustainable growth. Furthermore, Yulong Chemical will continue to enhance resource utilization efficiency by continuously improving process technologies and equipment, adopting clean energy and raw materials, and implementing comprehensive resource utilization, while developing safe, high‑efficiency, and environmentally friendly advanced technologies. Pesticide New products, new dosage forms.
　　Mr. He Fan of the Plant Protection (China) Association pointed out several challenges the association faces in its work, one of which is the discovery that certain substandard products are being sold online. Pesticide products, and held talks with Alibaba; second, the practice of adding hidden ingredients persists despite repeated prohibitions—such behavior not only constitutes infringement but also readily leads to the development of resistance; third, the new… Pesticide The enforcement of the Regulations must be genuinely implemented; fourth, with regard to the destruction of seized counterfeit and substandard products, some law enforcement officers have failed to carry out proper destruction, which poses a long-term risk; fifth, Pesticide The issue of illegal exports is serious.
　　 Pesticide Intellectual property is accelerating onto the fast track of innovation-driven development.
　　China's Pesticide Industry has grown and strengthened on the basis of imitation, China. Pesticide Ms. Li Zhonghua, Secretary-General of the Industrial Association, spoke about China. Pesticide Regarding intellectual property protection and technological innovation, it was pointed out that China… Pesticide One of the challenges is the low level of corporate innovation. The main reason is that in our country… Pesticide The vast majority of varieties are off‑patent products from overseas, giving rise to cutthroat competition. Foreign companies boast well‑resourced R&D institutions and teams, invest heavily in research and development, allocate a significant share of their sales revenue to innovation, and hold key proprietary “flagship” products protected by intellectual property. Meanwhile, many of the varieties exported from China lack independent registration, leaving them without a voice in the market. Furthermore, fierce competition over expired patents has resulted in an unbalanced product mix and severe product homogenization, ultimately fueling vicious rivalry.
　　China’s independently developed and registered Pesticide More than 50 new varieties have been developed, of which 28 have already obtained formal registration. Some products with temporary registration have since expired, while others are currently undergoing the formal registration process. A substantial number of candidate compounds remain in the registration pipeline, including quinclorac, vanillyl butyl ether, ethyl‑o‑tolyl ether, azoxystrobin, benzoic acid ester, and methyl quinclorac, among others; some of these compounds have also entered the public domain due to the expiration of their patent protection periods.
　　Our country Pesticide Partially developed and registered proprietary varieties
　　Insecticides: pymetrozine, epoxiconazole, nitrofen, chlorpyrifos, (S)-trans‑chlopyrifos‑methyl (bifenthrin), cyfluthrin, dinotefuran, flufenoxuron, epoxiconazole, chlorfenapyr, etoxazole, thiomethsulfoxim, chlorpyrifos‑methyl, sulfoxaflor, flufenoxuron, tetrachlorantraniliprole, pyriproxyfen, and others.
　　Fungicides: Flumorph, Difenoconazole, Cyazofamid, Azoxystrobin, Thifluzamide, Cyprodinil, Zinc Thiophanate, Ningnanmycin, Shenninzine, Cyproconazole, Benomyl, Chlorothalonil, Clothianidin, Fluopyram, Phenmedipham, Fluazinam, Jinheimycin, Changchuanmycin, Azoxystrobin, Dibutylmorpholine, Azoxystrobin, Methythiobac.
　　Herbicides: monosulfuron, monosulfuron-ethyl, propyzamide, isopropyl ester of propyzamide, dimethylamine salt of chlorpyrifos,
　　Metsulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron-ethyl.
　　Plant growth regulators: benazolin‑ethyl, ethylene glycol furfural acetal, chrysanthemum amide ester, and fubensulfuron‑methyl.
　　Secretary-General Li summarized the future of international new… Pesticide Trends in creation and research: First, new biotechnologies are taking the lead—cutting-edge life sciences such as functional genomics, proteomics, and structural biology, particularly disruptive technologies like gene editing, along with new… Pesticide The integration of creation and research is becoming increasingly close; second, the application of bioinformatics technologies: emerging technologies such as high-performance computing, big data, and artificial intelligence are beginning to be applied to new… Pesticide Creation and research have greatly enhanced Pesticide Creation efficiency; third, the advancement of multidisciplinary development: the world Pesticide The development of science and technology has entered a new era, in which interdisciplinary collaboration and cross-penetration, the intersection and integration of emerging technologies, and cross-sectoral convergence and consolidation have become the defining features of a new wave. Pesticide A salient feature of the wave of scientific and technological innovation.
　　Mr. Cai Zhiyong, Director of Government Affairs and Intellectual Property at the Intelligence and Information Department of the China Chemical Information Center, delivered a report titled “The Patent Landscape Following Mergers and Acquisitions Among Global Agrochemical Giants.” Using comprehensive data and charts, he analyzed the global landscape from 2003 to the present. Pesticide Patent landscape. It is evident that China has experienced rapid patent growth in recent years; however, overall trends indicate a sharp decline in the number of active‑ingredient compound patents over the past decade, a pattern observed globally as well as among major pharmaceutical companies. The underlying reasons may be related to the major… Pesticide Over the past two decades, enterprises have continuously engaged in mergers and reorganizations. It is foreseeable that, over the next 10 to 20 years, new… Pesticide The compound is new. Pesticide Sales are likely to decline, but once a new product is launched, a single item could capture a substantial share of the market.
　　Arming ourselves with patent protection, we join forces to uphold the umbrella of intellectual property rights.
　　Today, the state is strengthening its protection of intellectual property rights and encouraging stakeholders to safeguard their interests through patent litigation. As a result, patent lawsuits and awarded damages have been steadily increasing in recent years, which also means that the cost of infringement will continue to rise—so much so that, in the future, those found liable for patent infringement could face penalties severe enough to bankrupt them. At the conference, Teacher Chu Zhanxing, an assistant‑level examiner in the Examination Business Management Division of the National Intellectual Property Administration, shared with the audience… Pesticide The current state of intellectual property infringement in the industry and emerging protection trends, as highlighted by Professor Chu Zhanxing. Pesticide There are several key considerations for corporate patent protection: cultivating a strategic patent‑layout mindset to develop “killer patents”; fostering patent‑enforcement awareness by continuously monitoring competitors; honing patent‑drafting skills to pass the three critical hurdles; and strengthening patent‑management capabilities to avoid falling into the “straw man” trap.
　　Throughout their development, enterprises continuously assume different roles; from the perspective of patent infringement, they may act as either plaintiffs or defendants. Drawing on his firsthand experience presiding over cases, Judge Liu Xiaojun of the Beijing Higher People’s Court elucidated various issues in patent‑infringement litigation, focusing on specific procedural and substantive details. Generally speaking, any act that satisfies the four criteria of validity, comprehensiveness, fairness, and conformity with the purpose of the invention falls within the scope of patent‑right protection. Although China’s Patent Law enumerates only a limited number of specific infringing acts, determining whether a challenged conduct constitutes manufacturing, sale, or importation is often not particularly difficult in most cases—yet this very fact underscores the complexity inherent in patent‑infringement disputes.
　　Nowadays Pesticide As more and more enterprises expand beyond China’s borders and enter the global market, how should they respond when intellectual property infringements are discovered during import and export activities? Mr. Sha Jie, Deputy Section Chief of the Intellectual Property Division of the Regulations Department at Nanjing Customs and a certified expert with the World Customs Organization, presented a report highlighting innovative achievements in customs‑led intellectual property protection. Over the years, China has cultivated numerous renowned export brands through its extensive foreign trade. However, these well‑known brands have also been widely counterfeited for export. When substandard or counterfeit goods reach international markets, they can severely damage the reputation of Chinese exports and seriously impede the implementation of China’s strategy to promote high‑quality export brands. The customs procedures for intellectual property protection are divided into two categories: ex officio detention and application‑based detention. Under the ex officio procedure: first, intellectual property rights must be registered; second, customs suspends the release of the goods; third, the rights holder files a request for detention within three working days; and fourth, customs conducts an investigation and takes appropriate action. Under the application‑based procedure: the rights holder submits a request to customs for detention, customs seizes the goods, the rights holder then applies to the court for an injunction, and the court issues a ruling. During customs enforcement, Section Chief Sha identified four major types of trademark counterfeiting that customs has uncovered. Pesticide : Poorly labeled Pesticide ; without a production batch approval Pesticide ; expired Pesticide ; ineffective Pesticide 。
　　Intellectual property due diligence refers to the professional process of conducting title investigations, risk analyses, and value assessments of a target’s intellectual property—such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights—during investment or M&A transactions, particularly in high‑tech projects. It provides critical decision‑making support for project investments. Ms. Wang Hong, a researcher at Chaofan Intellectual Property Services Co., Ltd., outlined several key considerations in IP due diligence during mergers and acquisitions. Typically, such due diligence helps identify IP risks associated with the target, enables a scientific and objective evaluation of IP value, and offers expert advice—including IP strategy planning—to facilitate the smooth execution of the transaction. Its importance is therefore self‑evident. Ms. Wang emphasized that, in M&A IP due diligence, particular attention should be paid to the following key issues: the stability of priority trademarks; the stability and scope of protection of key patents; the status of licensing agreements; letters of indemnity; and trade secrets.
　　 Pesticide The technological innovations in the preparation processes of active ingredients are primarily reflected in: improved yields and/or purities of synthetic products; reduced production costs; and greater environmental friendliness, with the preparation process and its associated waste streams being easy to manage. Mr. Wang Tingting, an examiner at the Jiangsu Center for Patent Examination Cooperation of the Patent Office of the National Intellectual Property Administration, further elucidated how to respond by analyzing five specific, landmark cases: the “bixafen” case, the “methyl bromide” case, the “mesotrione” case, the “azoxystrobin” case, and the “pyraclostrobin” case. Pesticide Patent dispute over the preparation process.
　　Ms. Wang Ningling, Managing Partner and attorney at the Shanghai Representative Office of Feihan Law Firm in the United States, shared insights on China. Pesticide How can companies effectively mitigate the risks of U.S. patent litigation? The overarching strategy is to: minimize intellectual property risks—address IP‑related legal issues to ensure successful, profitable business transactions; conduct thorough due diligence to reduce the likelihood of infringing competitors’ U.S. patents; secure robust U.S. patents for products slated for sale in the United States—thereby obtaining market exclusivity; carefully review agreements between Chinese and U.S. entities to minimize IP‑related disputes; and safeguard trade secrets against misappropriation.
　　Mr. Wu Chunliang, Senior Engineer at the Intelligence and Information Division of the China Chemical Information Center, conducts research on competitive intelligence—specifically, information related to the competitive environment, competitors, and competitive strategies. The core of this work involves the collection and analysis of competitor‑related data. Mr. Wu Chunliang, Senior Engineer at the Intelligence and Information Division of the China Chemical Information Center. Pesticide Analysis and Application of Industry Patent Competitive Intelligence. Patent intelligence analysis helps enhance R&D efficiency, save time, manpower, and resources, define R&D priorities and technological roadmaps, avoid patent infringement, and monitor competitors’ development trends.
　　 Pesticide Enterprises must enhance their ability to translate patents into market value.
　　Professor Yang Zhenning once pointed out: “China has already mastered some of the world’s most advanced and sophisticated technologies, yet its greatest failure lies in its inability to translate science and technology into tangible economic benefits.” At the Sixth… Pesticide At the intellectual property forum, Academician Li Zhengming also shared a story: “After an innovative achievement is developed, once the enterprise learns about it and seeks collaboration, the laboratory enthusiastically helps the company refine the experimental production and conduct necessary adjustments—yet the enterprise subsequently refuses to honor its commitments…” These are precisely the practical challenges encountered in the commercialization of scientific and technological成果. Mr. Shao Jingchun from the Jiangsu Center for Patent Examination Cooperation of the Patent Bureau of the National Intellectual Property Administration, together with Huigu Intellectual Property Services, presented on “Approaches and Methods for the Commercialization and Market Implementation of Scientific and Technological Achievements in the Agrochemical Industry—With a Concurrent Discussion on…” Pesticide The report, “Processes and Considerations in Intellectual Property Transactions,” highlights two major challenges facing technological innovation: first, enterprises often lack sufficient innovative capacity to assume the primary role in driving technological advancement; second, scientific and technological achievements from universities and research institutes struggle to translate into real-world productive applications, with the rate of successful technology transfer and industrialization remaining below 10%. Professor Shao points out that industry‑university‑research institutes serve as crucial “connectors” for facilitating the commercialization of scientific and technological成果.
　　Patents are a product of the economy. China Pesticide Industrial Association Pesticide Market Information Center, Pesticide Mr. Wang Yongchong, Director of the Marketing Department at the Patent Operation and Trading Center, oversees the operation and application of the China Agrochemical Patent Network. The network’s operational goal is to foster co‑creation, resource sharing, and mutual benefit, establishing a specialized service platform for integrated intellectual property solutions in the agrochemical sector. In short, we primarily provide intellectual property consulting and trading services, facilitating the exchange, commercialization, and practical application of IP, thereby helping stakeholders transition from “intellectual property” to “intellectual capital.”
　　In addition, this conference has specially established Pesticide During the dedicated session on intellectual property projects and issue diagnosis, attendees actively engaged in Q&A, creating a highly dynamic and lively atmosphere.
　　“Amidst ten thousand miles of catalpa blossoms, the young phoenix’s voice is clearer than that of the old.” Our country… Pesticide No longer following in others’ footsteps, but instead voicing a clear and distinct tone. Twenty years have passed, and China… Pesticide Innovative development is advancing rapidly. To make the first move in driving innovation, we will continue to uphold… Pesticide The firm provides services to effectively address new challenges and uncertainties that arise in the processes of patent application, protection, and commercialization; at the same time, in order to further promote… Pesticide The exchange and trading of intellectual property, as well as the commercialization of research outcomes, are specifically established. Pesticide An industry‑wide intellectual property operation platform provides new support to help enterprises enhance their development efficiency and capabilities.