SFA: New plant varieties in forestry hit 331

2012/05/24

As of now, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) has received 862 applications on new plant varieties from home and abroad with 331 of them approved, according to information released by the administration on May 21.

In 2011, China has made great progress in intellectual property development in forestry with 14,103 patents issued, up 9%, 148 geographical indications approved, up 124%, 33 Chinese Well-known Trademarks identified, up 136% and 250 items of copyright granted, up 85%.

(Source: IPR in China)