Jintudi Seed v. Today Seed: Malicious Transfer of Unmatured Capital

江苏金土地种业有限公司与扬州今日种业有限公司、戴某某、杨某某、柏某某侵害植物新品种权纠纷案

Plant-variety infringement case in which original shareholders transferred unpaid subscribed equity for zero consideration to avoid a company debt, leading to supplementary liability.

Brief English Introduction

Today Seed shows that capital-contribution doctrine can appear inside an intellectual-property case when shareholders use unpaid subscribed capital and equity transfer to evade an existing debt.

Use It For

Use it to test whether Article 88-style problems are only about ordinary commercial debts or also about tort and IP liabilities.

Teaching Notes

The facts are vivid: zero-price transfer, a plainly weak transferee, and subsequent capital reduction. Ask which facts show bad faith.