Have you heard about Monsanto? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Legal_affairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Legal_affairs Apparently plants have

Have you heard about Monsanto? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Legal_affairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Legal_affairs Apparently plants have been patented already for nearly a century, I didn't know that: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2023/august/expanded-intellectual-property-protections-for-crop-seeds-increase-innovation-and-market-power-for-companies/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2023/august/expanded-in... But yes, its controversial, and for good reason. But so is most of IP law to some degree.