On February 1, Xinhua News Agency was authorized to issue the "No.1 document" by the central government on boosting the stable development of agriculture and making sure the increasing income of peasants.

The document points out that, China must strengthen agricultural IPR protection, and launch pledge loan on patent right, trademark right, etc..

It is also required to intensify modern agricultural material support and service system, and quicken agricultural S&T innovation pace; increase agricultural S&T input, set up agricultural S&T innovation fund, and support scientific research on core fields, key products and core technologies; accelerate the implementation of major S&T projects on the cultivation of new varieties of GMO, and impel the industrialization of them, and so on.

(Source: IPR in China)

2015-09-08