World & BusinessJapan reportedly seeks to stop rivals from copying its fruit
Bloomberg describes a fruit industry that carefully shields its crops from the elements but has struggled to protect its intellectual property abroad.
TLDR
Japanese fruit farmers sometimes wrap peaches and apples in paper while they’re still on the trees to protect them from the elements, Bloomberg reports. But the industry has been less successful at guarding against intellectual property theft abroad, the outlet says, describing Japan’s fight to stop rivals from copying its fruit.
Japan reportedly seeks to stop rivals from copying its fruit
Bloomberg describes a fruit industry that carefully shields its crops from the elements but has struggled to protect its intellectual property abroad.
TLDR
Japanese fruit farmers sometimes wrap peaches and apples in paper while they’re still on the trees to protect them from the elements, Bloomberg reports. But the industry has been less successful at guarding against intellectual property theft abroad, the outlet says, describing Japan’s fight to stop rivals from copying its fruit.