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Actually, you _can_ patent a plant. It's called a plant patent. 35 USC 161 specifically governs plants.
by mchannon 10y ago
Actually, you _can_ patent a plant. It's called a plant patent.
35 USC 161 specifically governs plants.
- GordonS 10y agoI'm going to guess this is for patenting strains that are bred or genetically modified? E.g. to provide better disease resistance or higher quantities of substances? I had meant the 'original', 'natural' plant, but a fair point.