On September 21, 2023, under the guidance of the Seed Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and sponsored by the Science and Technology Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the People's Government of Xuzhou, the "Seed Industry Intellectual Property Protection and Application Promotion Action (2023)" was held in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, organized by the Xuzhou Agricultural Science Research Institute of Xuhuai Region and Xuzhou Xinsheng Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. Lawyer Wang Haiyang, the head of the seed industry lawyer team at Gaopeng Law Firm, and lawyer Qu Shuai, the partner, were invited to attend the meeting.

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Seeds are the "chips" of agriculture, and protecting intellectual property is protecting innovation. At present, biological breeding technology and its industrialization are being orderly promoted, and it is particularly important to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights in the seed industry and strengthen enterprise compliance. Lawyer Wang Haiyang, a member of the legal service team of the China Seed Association, provided relevant opinions and suggestions to participating leaders and experts on issues related to the protection of intellectual property rights and substantive derivative varieties in the seed industry. Mr. Cui Yehan, Chairman of the Council of the International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV), fully acknowledges and praises Lawyer Wang Haiyang's focus on research on seed industry intellectual property protection and seed legal publicity and promotion services, and encourages continued research and services on seed industry intellectual property protection, while vigorously promoting seed legal knowledge.

The legal research and compliance services in the seed industry and its intellectual property field are a new characteristic business of Gaopeng Law Firm, led by Lawyer Wang Haiyang, who is committed to building a "specialized, refined, and innovative" seed industry lawyer team. The team adheres to the concept of "integrity and excellence" of Gaopeng, with professional knowledge and efficient services, actively empowers seed industry enterprises and research institutions, fully safeguards the protection and development of seed industry intellectual property rights, and strives to contribute Gaopeng's strength to ensuring national food security, promoting seed industry revitalization, and strengthening agriculture.