Plant and seed patenting is in high demand in India
Many contentious plant patents have been introduced over the years in India and other countries. For instance, Indian cotton producers protested when Agracetus received a plant-related patent for genetically modified cotton cell lines in 1994, causing a public uproar. The agricultural community in India claims that these patents are harmful to the interests of a significant crop of national significance and might have a detrimental impact on the Indian economy. After this government joined the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual [...]