What is difference between biopatent and biopiracy?
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Biopatent is also known as patent of life as these are patent on living things. It is defined as patent on an invention in the field of biology or related fields such as biotechnology that by laws allows gives an extreme control to patent holder to exclude others from making, using,selling or importing the protected invention for a period of over 20 years..
Biopiracy refers to unethical appropriation of naturally occurring genetic or biochemical material especially by obtaining patents that restricts its future use while failing to pay a fair compensation to the community from which it originates.
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Biopatent is also known as patent of life as these are patent on living things. It is defined as patent on an invention in the field of biology or related fields such as biotechnology that by laws allows gives an extreme control to patent holder to exclude others from making, using,selling or importing the protected invention for a period of over 20 years..
Biopiracy refers to unethical appropriation of naturally occurring genetic or biochemical material especially by obtaining patents that restricts its future use while failing to pay a fair compensation to the community from which it originates.
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