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Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology and its Applications4 Marks
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Write a self-explanatory note on biopatent.
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It is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to the inventors or their assignee to prevent others from commercial use of their invention. And when patent is granted for biological entities and for products derived from them, they are called biopatents. Primarily USA, Japan and members of European Union are awarding biopatents.

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