Sunflower seed dispute spotlights China's plant variety rights protection
By MLex Staff ( May 23, 2025, 08:18 GMT | Insight) -- China’s protection of plant variety rights has returned to the spotlight following a local seed company’s move to escalate the damages it is seeking in a lawsuit against a competitor. To safeguard its sunflower seed variety, crop seed farming business Sanrui Agritec disclosed that it had applied to increase the compensation it is pursuing to 80 million yuan ($11 million), up from the initial 60 million yuan.China’s protection of plant variety rights has returned to the spotlight following a recent move by a local seed company to increase the damages it is seeking in a lawsuit against a competitor....
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