Question

Which of the following cannot be patented?
(a) GM plants
(b) New substance of utility
(c) New species of plants
(d) All the above

Answer 1

Hint: Patent is an officially right for the inventor and establisher to make and sell the article for a certain interval, which prevents others from its commercial use. The substances which cannot be isolated cannot be patented.

Complete answer:
As per the patent Act, the ethical, political, and scientific bases cannot be patented such as the Discovery of the new object, its scientific theory, and mathematical calculation.
Discovery of a new form of substances which results in the enhancement of substances.
Substances which produce by mixing two substances.
Duplication of known devices that work independently in a known way.
The technique of agriculture and horticulture.
Process of medical, surgical, therapeutic, and other treatment of living organisms.
Literacy, dramatic, musical, and artistic work including cinema and television production.
An invention that gives traditional knowledge or duplication of traditionally known components.
New species of plants and animals, plant seed and its parts.
All this is put forth to give traditional rights to farmers to feed other countries and also to the researcher to spread their knowledge scientifically.

Additional information:
Biopatent is an official right from the government which grants the sole monopoly to use a particular material for commercial exploitation of microorganisms strains, cell lines, GMO plants, and animals, a protein encoded DNA sequence, product, and its applications. Biopatent stimulates research and economic growth.

So, the correct answer is New species of plants.

Note: Biopiracy is the patenting and exploitation of bioresources without proper authorization. Biopiracy carried out by many organizations and multinational companies. Bioresources are those organisms that provide commercial benefits. Every country has its bioresources.