GoKawiilDriscoll's files 20+ lawsuits over stolen blueberry plants and greenhouse designs in China
Driscoll's has filed more than 20 lawsuits against Chinese companies it accuses of illegally propagating its proprietary blueberry varieties and copying its greenhouse designs. The theft reportedly involves simply taking plant cuttings and replanting them, a method also caught by rival Spanish grower Planasa using private investigators. Analysts estimate thousands of hectares of illegally grown blueberries now exist across China.