Today, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced the first batch of agricultural plant material derivative variety system implementation catalogues, including 10 types of crops such as rice, wheat, and cotton. This marks the official implementation of China's agricultural plant substantial derivative variety system. This is an important institutional innovation in the field of intellectual property rights in the seed industry. Substantially derived varieties refer to varieties substantially derived from the original variety, or derived from the substantial derivative of the original variety, which is clearly different from the original variety. Implementing a substantial derivative breed system and establishing a benefit-sharing mechanism between breeders of substantial derivatives and breeders of original varieties is conducive to strengthening intellectual property protection in the seed industry and better encouraging original breeding innovation.

Today, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced the first batch of agricultural plant material derivative variety system implementation catalogues, including 10 types of crops such as rice, wheat, and cotton. This marks the official implementation of China's agricultural plant substantial derivative variety system. This is an important institutional innovation in the field of intellectual property rights in the seed industry. Substantially derived varieties refer to varieties substantially derived from the original variety, or derived from the substantial derivative of the original variety, which is clearly different from the original variety. Implementing a substantial derivative breed system and establishing a benefit-sharing mechanism between breeders of substantial derivatives and breeders of original varieties is conducive to strengthening intellectual property protection in the seed industry and better encouraging original breeding innovation.