Summary
- On June 9, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the Guidelines for Ascertaining Technical Facts in Cases Involving New Plant Varieties, marking a significant development in plant variety rights litigation.
- The Guidelines aim to standardize the ascertainment of technical facts amid a surge in plant variety disputes, with courts accepting over 4,500 cases from 2019 to 2025.
- Comprising 40 articles, the Guidelines establish a comprehensive framework for technical fact-finding, including expert opinions and molecular marker testing.
- This new legal instrument is expected to enhance the efficiency and fairness of trials in plant variety rights cases across China.
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