Protection of Bio-Technical Inventions: First Step to Sustainable Development

Author – Debapriya Biswas, Amity Law School, Noida

Best Citation – Debapriya Biswas, Protection of Bio-Technical Inventions: First Step to Sustainable Development, ILE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CORPORATE LAW REVIEW, 2 (1) of 2023, Pg. 19-24, ISSN – 2583–6153.

Abstract

From times immemorial, nature has been a source of life for everyone on Earth, including humans. But, with the advancement of humans, the way of living has been changing rapidly. With such rapid change, even the usage of the natural and biological resources has been redefined through the advanced technology that can now even deconstruct it to its genetic sequence while modifying it the same to a desired result.

This paper explores the concept behind these biological or ‘bio-technical’ inventions, discussing the concept and working behind it while also highlighting the legal protections given to them. Since even the concept these inventions are quite new, the paper also discusses the need of further protection to the developing innovation in the said field.

The effects and aftereffects of the lack of acknowledgment of such inventions as manmade due to the ideology that every living organism can only originate or be created by nature is also explored while highlighting the contrast with using the exact man-made modified biological inventions in our daily lives in the form of cosmetics, medications, vaccines and even food products.

Lastly, the paper concludes with some suggestions on how to possibly address the issue an the dire need of such addressing since the lack of it results in slack in innovation, which results in the halt in the advancement of technology.

Keywords: Biotechnology, Intellectual Property, Patent, Bio-technical Inventions and Genetic Resources.