Can genetically modified plants be patented?
Can genetically modified plants be patented? At first sight, GMO patents should protect GMO plants. Among the wide spectrum of inventions covered by US patent law, plants are indeed patent-eligible. As long as one discovers or invents a new plant in a cultivated state and is able to asexually reproduce it, he or she may obtain a patent on the plant. What are patented crops? Plants and seeds can be patented if they are defined by a single DNA sequence that has been created by any one person. The patent itself protects inventors, as no one else can manufacture or...