Question

Biopatents are
(i) Right to use invention
(ii) Right to use biological entities
(iii) Right to use products
(iv) Right to use process

• A. (i) and (ii)
• B. (ii) Only
• C. (i), (ii) and (iv)
• D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer 1

The correct option is D (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

A patient is the right granted by government to an inventor to prevent others from commercial use of his invention. When parents are granted for biological entities and for products derived from them, these patients are called biopatents. Priminarily, industrialised countries, like U.S.A., Japan and members of Europian Union, are awarding biopatients.