最高法发布涉蝴蝶兰知产案 平等保护台资企业合法权益

Core Viewpoint - The Supreme People's Court has ruled in a case involving the intellectual property rights of the "Jubao Purple Crystal" orchid variety, affirming the protection of legal rights for Taiwanese-invested enterprises in China [1][2]. Group 1: Case Details - The case involved a Taiwanese-invested company, which holds exclusive rights to the "Jubao Purple Crystal" orchid variety, claiming that another company sold a similar variety called "Purple Crystal" without authorization [1]. - The first-instance court ordered the infringing company to cease infringement and pay damages of 120,000 RMB [1]. - The infringing company appealed, arguing that the evidence presented was insufficient and lacked legal proof of the sample's origin [1]. Group 2: Court Ruling and Implications - The Supreme Court upheld the first-instance ruling, stating that the evidence indicated a high probability that the infringing "Purple Crystal" variety is the same as the authorized "Jubao Purple Crystal" variety [2]. - The ruling emphasizes the protection of breeding innovations and sends a clear message that innovators will be protected while infringers will be held accountable [2]. - Since the establishment of the Supreme Court's Intellectual Property Court, there have been 3,100 new first-instance civil cases related to plant variety rights from January 2019 to December 2024, with 887 new cases in 2024 alone, marking a 5.5 times increase compared to the average annual cases in 2017-2018 [2].