A Study on Patenting of Micro-Organisms

Abstract

Numerous facets of trademark protection in the context of biotechnology inventions are becoming hotly debated topics both domestically and globally. The issue that is of pressing importance at hand is: Whether Micro-organisms can be granted protection under Patent? The legal frame work in many countries with regards to patenting of micro-organisms is that the micro-organisms are not specifically excluded from patentability, however, in many circumstances micro-organisms are excluded from grant of patent protection on the ground that it is “in opposition to established natural rules.  Therefore, the main goal of this work is to comprehend and investigate the legality of microorganisms and the significance of doing so. This work also makes a comparison for a better understanding of the topic.