scope of protection | 保护范围

Image: Heru Purwanto, Pomelo On The Tree, Publicdomainpictures.net

指导案例 160 号解决了一个根本性问题：植物新品种权授予时，哪些属于其保护范围？根据中国立法，授予品种权的植物的繁殖材料受到明确保护。然而，什么是“繁殖材料”？可惜的是，中国立法对此并未明确规定。指导案例160号对此类判定作出标准，从而填补了该法律空白。Read more

Image: Heru Purwanto, Pomelo On The Tree, Publicdomainpictures.net

Guiding Case No. 160 addresses a fundamental issue: when rights to a new plant variety are granted, what falls within the scope of protection?  According to China’s legislation, propagation materials of the plant for which variety rights have been granted are clearly protected.  Yet, what are “propagation materials”?  Unfortunately, no definition can be found in China’s legislation.  Guiding Case No. 160 fills the legal gap by setting the criteria for such determination.Read more