Beijing Nongke Law Firm
A law firm specializing in comprehensive legal services across the entire seed industry chain in China.
About the Law Firm
Beijing Nongke Law Firm is a specialized legal practice deeply rooted in providing comprehensive, full-chain legal services for China's seed industry. We possess expert knowledge of sector-specific laws and regulations—including the Seed Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants—and understand the unique characteristics of the seed sector alongside judicial standards. We are dedicated to delivering vertical, end-to-end legal support to breeding research institutions, seed producers and operators, and seed users.
Our firm offers a comprehensive legal services framework covering compliance management, civil and commercial dispute resolution, criminal risk control, plant variety rights protection, and administrative relief. Anchored in our clients' operational needs and risk profiles, we provide end-to-end support—from proactive risk prevention to post-event rights remediation—empowering clients to standardize operations, resolve disputes, and safeguard core interests.
Development History
Law Firm Established
Beijing Agricultural Science Law Firm officially established, with the service philosophy of "protecting agriculture through law and promoting agricultural development through law."
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Managing Partner Ren Xiaodong personally handles cases, initiating legal advisory services for seed industry enterprises.
Business Development
Our services cover eight professional areas, including seed industry consulting, seed dispute resolution, and plant variety rights protection.
Industry Recognition
Successfully represented clients in major seed industry cases, earning widespread trust from agricultural enterprises and farmers.
Managing Attorney
Ren Xiaodong
Managing Partner / Founder
Director and founder of Beijing Nongke Law Firm; attorney with the Legal Services Group of the China Seed Association. Since 2005, specialized in agricultural intellectual property, civil and commercial disputes, and criminal cases within the seed industry; dedicated to comprehensive legal protection across the entire agricultural value chain. Provides one-stop legal services for seed enterprises and agricultural practitioners.
Core Service Areas
Annual and Specialized Legal Counsel for the Seed Industry
Our firm has extensive experience in managing business risks for seed industry enterprises. We provide full-cycle, customized legal advisory services to all market participants across the seed industry value chain—covering daily operations through to specialized project implementation. Tailored to the unique risks of seed business scenarios, we help build a systematic legal risk prevention framework from the outset.
Specific services include:Specialized legal consulting for daily operations, including review and customized drafting of contracts for seed production, trading, contract breeding, and licensing; strategic planning for plant variety rights commercialization; end-to-end legal risk management for seed production base cooperation projects; establishment of corporate compliance management systems; and on-site long-term legal advisory services.
Resolution of Civil and Commercial Disputes Regarding Seed Quality and Agricultural Technology Promotion
Our firm has extensive experience handling civil and commercial disputes involving seeds. We are well-versed in industry trading practices, field loss assessment standards, and judicial rulings. We provide end-to-end dispute resolution solutions for all types of seed-related conflicts, precisely defining liability boundaries and scientifically calculating losses to fully protect our clients' legal rights.
Specific services include:Legal representation for product liability disputes involving agricultural and seed products, with full-process legal support including judicial appraisal of seed quality and field-based loss assessment; representation in agricultural technology promotion liability disputes; comprehensive representation in all types of seed industry contract disputes, covering scenarios such as seed purchase and sale, variety licensing, and contracted breeding cooperation.
Criminal Defense and Compliance in the Seed Industry
Our firm specializes in criminal law matters within the seed industry. We are well-versed in judicial standards for prevalent offenses, balancing pre-event risk prevention with post-event defense and relief to provide comprehensive criminal legal support throughout all stages.
Specific services include:Full-stage criminal defense for high-incidence seed industry offenses, including the production and sale of fake or substandard seeds, the production and sale of fake or substandard products, and illegal business operations. We provide proactive criminal compliance services for seed enterprises, systematically identifying criminal legal risks across all stages of production, distribution, and promotion.
Full-Chain Legal Services for New Plant Variety Rights
Plant variety right legal services cover the entire lifecycle of rights, offering comprehensive support in right establishment and layout, infringement enforcement, and litigation defense. With deep expertise in judicial protection standards for seed industry intellectual property and industry practice benchmarks, we provide professional, balanced legal support to right holders and business operators.
Specific services include:Resolve ownership disputes. Represent clients in fixing infringement evidence, negotiating compensation, and litigating cases involving counterfeit seeds, unauthorized use of parent lines, or production and operation beyond authorized scope. Defend against infringement claims to safeguard the legal operating rights of business entities.
Seed Administrative Dispute Resolution
Our firm is well-versed in regulatory rules and administrative relief procedures issued by agricultural and rural authorities. We routinely handle a wide range of administrative legal matters in the seed sector, providing end-to-end rights protection services for regulated entities.
Specific services include:Representation in administrative penalty proceedings concerning seeds issued by agricultural and rural authorities, including statement of defense, administrative hearings, reconsideration, and litigation. Full legal support for application, revocation, and renewal of seed production and operation licenses.
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