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    IFG in the United States asked Chinese retailers to stop selling unauthorized grape varieties

    • Last Update: 2022-09-30
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Grapes are imported from China
     
    IFG Corporation, located in California, USA, is a world-renowned fruit breeding company
    .
    It is understood that the variety name of IFG sweet sapphire grapes is "IFG Six", the Chinese variety name "IFG Six", the trademark name "SWEET SAPPHIRE", and the Chinese trademark registered in China is "Sweet Sapphire"
    .
    This variety of grapes has a unique shape like a finger, the taste is crisp and sweet, and the market is hot
    .
    The SWEET GLOBE breed name is "IFG Ten", the flesh is crisp, the acidity is low, the skin is thin and resistant to storage
    .
     
    Recently, IFG CEO Andy Higgins implored Chinese retailers to sell only IFG grape varieties
    from trusted importers.
    "IFG implores retailers to ensure that they do not purchase or sell any domestically grown IFG varieties of fruit in China, as there is a risk of infringement of IFG's intellectual property rights and this may deceive Chinese consumers
    in terms of fruit quality," Higgins said.
    He also said IFG is working to make its varieties locally grown in China
    .
     
    Higgins believes that achieving native cultivation of IFG varieties of grapes is a long and extremely challenging process, but IFG and authorized growers will continue to provide Chinese consumers with high-quality and delicious fruits
    .
    The cultivation of any of its proprietary grape varieties without IFG's permission, or the sale of grapes from any unauthorized IFG vineyard, infringes IFG's intellectual property rights
    .
     
    According to Higgins, IFG maintains a good working relationship with the Chinese government, and he expects this partnership to continue
    as IFG fights its patent infringers.
     
    Higgins said IFG would like to thank the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China for their hard work and efforts to create a good environment for the protection of intellectual property rights for new varieties at home and abroad, as well as for their great efforts
    in the examination and processing of applications for new varieties of plants (PVR).
     
    According to reports, with the support of the International Alliance for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and relevant Chinese departments, IFG successfully carried out a series of legal actions
    against infringers of illegal cultivation and trading in 2020.
    Among them, the local agricultural authorities of Jiangsu Province responded to IFG's claims and imposed corresponding administrative fines on the perpetrators suspected of infringement, illegal sales and promotion; The Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Natural Resources also ordered growers to stop illegally planting and trading IFG-related varieties of seedlings
    .
     
    IFG has registered a number of Chinese trademarks for its proprietary varieties, including SWEET SAPPHIRE and SWEET GLOBE
    .
    The company also acquired new plant variety rights for 13 IFG varieties in China in May and August 2022, including sweet sapphire
    .
     
    IFG advises retailers to take steps to safeguard their own interests, including ensuring a trustworthy source of fruit at all times, clarifying supplier identity and retaining all invoices; If the retailer is found to be selling infringing IFG fruit varieties, it may mitigate or circumvent legal penalties by designating suppliers; Confirm that IFG has authorized Chinese growers to produce and sell an IFG variety without purchasing or selling any IFG grape varieties grown in China; Once a local grower in China is authorized by IFG, IFG will set up a Chinese website for outside inquiries about whether the grower has been authorized
    for IFG's varieties.
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