The Known-You company has developed over 200 varieties, but without being able to apply for patents has just had to suffer in silence whenever they were stolen. Such a state of affairs can only affect private investment willingness in this area.
像農友公司自行開發過兩百多種產品，卻一直無法申請專利，一再被偷，只有「啞巴吃黃蓮」，如此只會打擊私人投入種苗開發的意願。