The Wuhan Intermediate People's Court has ruled in favor of New Zealand kiwifruit brand Zespri in a major plant variety rights infringement case.

The case, filed in 2023, against two defendants involved in the unauthorized production, sale and marketing of Gold3 kiwifruit, claiming that the primary defendant infringed Zespri's IP rights through the unauthorized planting and sale of Gold3. The infringement involved the unauthorized planting of over 200 hectares of Gold3 in China's central Hubei province, with the fruit then sold online.

The court has ordered the defendant to remove the 260 hectares of unauthorized cropland and pay compensation to Zespri of around 5.25 million yuan ($739,515).                                        

                                                                                                                       Source. China Daily