Pre-Conference Workshop

Legitimate trade and patent protection of China's crop protection products

9:00-12:00 AM Tuesday 4, Nov. 2008

The import & export business of Chinese crop protection products is playing increasingly important role in the world. As the export volume and value of Chinese crop protection product has climbed up continuously for 13 years, China now has become a key production and export base in worldwide crop protection field. Great business opportunities thus emerge in the investment of Chinese crop protection industry and its import & export business. On the other hand, problems, such as illegal trade, counterfeit pesticide and patent infringement, also exist.

This conference is to provide guidance on how to seize the opportunity, boost legitimate trade, facilitate business cooperation, deal with counterfeit pesticide and patent infringement, and protect your intellectual property right when investing in China.

D' Arcy Quinn, Anti-counterfeiting Director of Croplife International, will share with you his indepth and exclusive analysis on these subjects. Jianfeng Su, export specialist from China, will also share his viewpoint from China.

Topics:

• Role of China's crop protection products in the world's import & export.
• Opportunity of import & export business of China' crop protection products
• Boost legitimate trade with China, fight illegal trade
• Facilitate trade channel
• Overview of Chinese generic pesticide
• How to deal with counterfeit pesticide and patent infringement
• Intellectual property right protection of global patented pesticide in China
• Case analysis of patent infringement of China' pesticide

Workshop Leader:

D' Arcy Quinn, Anti-counterfeiting Director, Croplife International
Jianfeng Su, I&E General Manager, Zhejiang Changxing Zhongshan Chemical Industry