Plant Variety Protection (PVP)

Institutions and policies regarding PVP in China and around the world; International trends and measures in PVP ; Strategy and planning for PVP ; Impact of PVP on breeding innovation, technology diffusion, agricultural development; and Seed management and PVP.

Agriculture-related Patents (ARP), Trademarks, and Geographical Indicators (GI)

Institutions and policies regarding the protection of ARP, trademarks and GI in China and around the world; Strategy and planning for the protection of ARP, trademarks and GI; Innovation in agricultural technology, technology diffusion, agricultural development and protection of ARP, trademarks and GI; GI and brands of agricultural products; and Protection and succession of GI, and agricultural development.

Genetic Resources (GR) and Traditional Knowledge (TK)

Institutions and policies regarding GR and TK in China and around the world; International trends and measures in GR and TK; Strategy and planning for the protection of GR and TK; Access and benefit-sharing, sovereignty over GR and TK; GR,TK and protection of other intellectual property rights; and GR protection, biodiversity and rural development. Information on Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture

Information on Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture

Data collection, processing, and analysis of information about ARP, new plant variety, trademarks, GI, GR, TK etc.; Information services and early-alarm mechanisms on intellectual property rights in agriculture; and Research development and integration of information technology in the above fields.