Explain Biopatent
A patent is a right granted by a Government to an inventor to prevent others to make commercial use of such an invention. At present patents that are granted for biological entities and the various products obtained from these organisms, are termed as biopatent. Biopatents are being granted for the following: (1) Strains of microorganisms (2) Cell lines 3) Genetically modified strains of living organisms (4) DNA sequences (5) The proteins prepared by DNA sequences (6) Biotechnological process (7) Production process (8) Products (9) Product application.
