Gold3 Kiwifruit: Zespri Wins $1.28m Court Case in China

Gold3 kiwifruit: Zespri wins $1.28m court case in China

Zespri has won a significant legal victory in China, successfully defending the intellectual property rights of New Zealand kiwifruit growers. The Wuhan...

Zespri claims win in China IP case

Reading Time: 2 minutes Efforts by Zespri to prosecute the unauthorised growing and marketing of SunGold kiwifruit have proven successful with a ruling by the Wuhan People’s Court in China to have the crop removed from a grower’s orchard.  Two years after Zespri filed the prosecution under Chinese IP protection laws, the defendant has also been ordered to pay compensation to the kiwifruit marketer of NZ$1.8 million.  The grower had 260 hectares …

Zespri Protects IP Rights In China

Zespri has won a significant legal victory in China, successfully defending the intellectual property rights of New Zealand kiwifruit growers. The infringement involved the...

China court upholds Zespri's plant variety rights, orders compensation for IP infringement

Global kiwifruit powerhouse Zespri successfully defended the intellectual property rights of New Zealand growers in China. The Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court in China issued its decision in the company's 2023 plant variety rights infringement case, where it found the primary defendant guilty of infringing Zespri’s IP rights through the unauthorized planting and sale of Gold3 […] Keep reading

Zespri wins landmark IP case in China

Kiwifruit marketer successfully prosecutes plant variety rights infringement case involving unauthorised production and sale of Gold3