知识、技术及相关权力已经成为发达国家控制发展中国家的经济规模和发展速度的手段。本文分析了知识产权非适度保护及带来的效率损失问题,认为知识产权保护对霸权国家具有防卫作用。2003年,日本修改了《种苗法》,主要针对我国出口农产品的趋势日趋明显。文章论述了日本《种苗法修正案》对我国农产品出口可能产生的影响,指出,对于我国而言,最根本也是最有效的规避策略就是自主育种,拥有自主知识产权。当务之急是修改我国参加的《国际植物新品种保护公约》文本。
New varieties of plants possess powerful monopoly nature, so developed countries can control the economies of scale and tempo of developing countries by means of information, technology and related rights. The author analyzes the improper protection of intellectual property and its efficiency losses, and concludes that intellectual property protection can safeguard hegemony countries. In 2003 Japan amended "Seeding Act" mainly aiming at Chinese exported farm produce. The author discusses the possible influences exerted by Japanese "Seeding Amendment Act" on Chinese exported farm produce, and concludes that the most fundamental and effective countermeasure in China is to breed independently and hold independent intellectual property. The urgent affair is to amend the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) in which China participated.