Nowadays, it is becoming more and more difficult and costly to develop a new chemical for crop protection uses. R&D oriented companies are therefore attaching more importance to protecting their proprietary products, intellectual property rights and market exclusivity, especially in China, where the pesticide industry is filled with the "Me-too" manufacturers competent in imitating and producing. In China there are fourrelevant regulations relevant to agrochemical companies looking to protect their intellectual property in China.