2025
Sponsorship Program
CIOPORA AGM & International Congress
Meet our Sponsors
Panitch Schwarze
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Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP is a boutique intellectual property (IP) law firm with multiple offices in the Northeast region of the United States that serve both U.S. domestic and international clients of all sizes and in nearly all industries, with a particular emphasis on clients in the natural and life sciences, including the agricultural and horticultural fields. Specifically in the field of horticulture, Panitch Schwarze has one of the leading IP practices and teams in the industry, assisting leading companies in both the ornamental and fruit industries with their IP procurement, licensing, and enforcement, all based on the particular needs of the particular client.
Guangdong Knowpin
Guangdong Knowpin Law Firm is specialized in providing Intellectual Property related law issues in China. Integrated legal strategies and full-chain protection and management to breeding companies facing the problem of being infringement and business risk. Knowpin Team has experience in investigation against illegal propagation, litigation to protect the plant variety right holders, and plant variety application and management for licensing as well as other legal issues related to PBR. We witnessed the China’s court is going to support more for the breeding companies with the better development of related China’s Law. We also made contribution to push the trend for more support for the right holders and won some milestone victory litigation in agriculture, horticulture and fruit fields.
Hylands Law Firm
Established in 1997 and headquartered in Beijing, Hylands is among China’s leading full-service commercial law firms, renowned for its extensive expertise in licensing and enforcement of intellectual property (“IP”) for MNCs in China. The firm retains 500+ partners plus over 2,000 lawyers and professionals spread in its 37 offices in China and overseas, who serve clients with strong local resources and international standard of quality. The firm’s IP practices are consistently recommended by leading law lists, such as Chambers & Partners, Asia Legal Business, The Legal 500, Asialaw Profiles, IFLR1000, and China Business Law Journal.
Destek Patent
For more than 40 years, Destek Patent has been a leading company in the field of intellectual property consultancy, providing services in 195 countries with 11 regional offices in Türkiye and 4 regional (Switzerland, Kazakhstan, the UAE, and the UK) offices abroad.
About the Program
Our association's most successful event is the CIOPORA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Congress. More than 160 members (companies) are invited to discuss the most recent topics impacting plant breeders' intellectual property during this event.
Our robust network includes plant breeding companies, plant growers, IP law firms, research entities specialized in plant variety innovation, and other international associations dedicated to the plant industry.
Download the 2025 brochure and join the CIOPORA AGM & International Congress as a sponsor!
