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What do you understand by the term biopatent ? Why biopatent is necessary?

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A biological patent or biopatent is a patent on an invention in the field of biology that by law allows the patent holder to exclude others from making, using, selling, or importing the protected invention for a limited period of time.
A patent grants the patent holder exclusive rights to make, use and offer for sale the patented invention.

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