CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 2 · Q21 · 2 marks
A foreign company patented the medicinal use of turmeric already known to Indian households.(a)Name and define this unethical practice.(b)What has the Indian Government done to check this ?
A foreign company patented the medicinal use of turmeric already known to Indian households.
(a)
Name and define this unethical practice.
(b)
What has the Indian Government done to check this ?
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
• Biopiracy
• Use of bioresources by multinational companies and other organisations
without proper authorisation from the countries and people concerned without compensatory payment.
(b)
Indian Parliament has recently cleared the second amendment of Indian
Patents Bill that considers patent terms emergency provisions, research and development initiatives.
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