RCEP Forum on Intellectual Property (IP) Protection in Seed Industry 2 June 2022 / 08:30 - 15:00 hrs. (ICT/GMT+7)

2 June 2022
08:30 - 15:00 hrs. (ICT/GMT+7)
Venue: Sanya, Hainan, China and online via Zoom platform

Objectives:

To understand the scope of Intellectual Property under RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) Agreement and the plant variety protection under the UPOV Convention to promote the innovation and investment in agriculture among RCEP member countries.
To exchange the current practices of IP protection and IP enforcement among RCEP member countries focusing on PVP, the agriculture sector and seed industry.
To discuss on how to cooperate among RCEP countries on IP protection and enforcement, with particular focus on PVP, under RCEP Agreement on the agriculture sector and seed industry.

Organizers:

The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)
China National Seed Trade Association (CNSTA)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Administration Bureau (YZBSTC)

Invited Participants:
The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), UPOV, China National Seed Trade Association (CNSTA), China Seed Association (CSA), Plant variety protection office in ASEAN, CropLife Asia, National Seed Associations and IP law firms in ASEAN and APAC regions.

Agenda:

Time (ICT/GMT+7)	Topic / Event	Speaker(s)
08:00 – 08:30	Registration (online/physical)
Part 1: Opening Ceremony Chair: Weihong (Alison) Tian, Secretary General, CNSTA
08:30 – 08:35	Welcome remarks	Sanya government
08:35 – 08:40	Opening speech	Mr. Wichai Laocharoenpornkul, President, The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)
08:40 – 08:45	Opening speech	Mr. Looi Teck Kheong, Head of Competition, Consumer Protection and Intellectual Property Rights Division (CCPID), ASEAN Secretariat
08:45 – 08:50	Welcome remarks	Mr. Weibo Song, President, China National Seed Trade Association (CNSTA) (TBC)
Part 2: Keynote Report on RCEP principle, IP interpretation and trading of agriculture products under RCEP Chair: Dr. Kanokwan (May) Chodchoey, Executive Director, The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)
08:50 – 09:10	Overall principle of RCEP and interpretation of IP	Ms. Mary Elizabeth Chelliah, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
09:10 – 09:30	Trading agricultural products under RCEP : non-tariff measures	Dr. Arifin Tasrif, Director of Bogor Agricultural Development Policy
09:30 – 09:40	Q&A Session
Part 3: Guest Report Chair: Dr. Kanokwan (May) Chodchoey, Executive Director, The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)
09:40 – 10:00	Progress on seed industry IP protection in China	Dr. Yehan Cui, Chief Agronomist, Development Center of Science and Technology, MARA; Secretary General of Plant Variety Protection Committee, CSA; Vice President of UPOV Council
10:00 – 10:10	Coffee Break
10:10 – 10:30	Patent status of biological breeding technology in China	Dr. Lei Wang, Associate Professor, Intellectual Property Development Research Center, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
10:30 – 10:50	PVP System and IP enforcement best practices in Australia	Ms Alicia Boardman , A/g Assistant Director, Trade Agreements and Indigenous Knowledge, Policy and International Affairs, IP Australia
10:50 – 11:50	Lunch Break
11:50 – 12:10	PVP System and IP enforcement for international seed trade in Japan	Mr. Teruhisa Miyamoto, Deputy Director of Plant Vareity Protection Office, Intellectual Property Division, Export and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
12:10 – 12:30	PVP System and IP enforcement for international seed trade in Vietnam	Dr. Minh Thanh Nguyen, Director, Vietnam Seed Support Service Center (VSC)
12:30 – 12:50	Exploration and practice of seed industry IP special zone in YZBSTC	Ms. Ru Ning, Chief of IP Office, Sanya Yazhou Bay Science & Technology City Administration Bureau
12:50 – 13:10	Overview on PVP in the ASEAN region	Dr. Jakkrit Kuanpoth, Counsel , Tilleke & Gibbins, Thailand
13:10 – 13:30	Status of RCEP countries in relation to UPOV and relevant activities	Ms. Yolanda Huerta, Legal Counsel and Director of Training and Assistance, International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
13:30 – 13:50	Coffee Break
Part 4: Round Table Discussion Chair: Ms. Maslina Malik, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
13:50 – 14:50	Topic 1: Sharing experience and practices in dealing with IP infringement cases in trademark, license, patent and PBR in RCEP countries.	Mr. Loc Xuan Le, Principal, T&G Law Firm LLC (TGVN), Vietnam Mr. Zhihui Su, Vice-president of Hainan Free Trade Port Intellectual Property Court Mr. Fabrice Mattei, a Principal, the Climate Change & IP Group Head and Country Manager of our Myanmar Business, Rouse International Limited
13:50 – 14:50	Topic 2: How to maximize the regional cooperation on IP in RCEP countries to promote innovation in agriculture for food security	Australia - Mr. Nik Hulse, Director, Policy and International Affairs Policy and Stakeholders Group, IP Australia Japan - Mr. Teruhisa Miyamoto, Deputy Director of Plant Variety Protection Office, Intellectual property Division, Export and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan Vietnam - Ms. Cam Thi Hang, Officer/ Examiner in Plant Variety Protection Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam China – Dr. Yehan Cui, Chief Agronomist, Development Center of Science and Technology, MARA; Secretary General of Plant Variety Protection Committee, CSA; Vice President of UPOV Council
14:50 – 15:00	Closing remarks and way forward	Ms. Weihong (Alison) Tian, Secretary General, China National Seed Trade Association (CNSTA) Dr. Kanokwan (May) Chodchoey, Executive Director, The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) Mr. Looi Teck Kheong, Head of Competition, Consumer Protection and Intellectual Property Rights Division (CCPID), ASEAN Secretariat