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Published on: August 13, 2026
Following are the statements about biopiracy.
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In 1997, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office granted patent rights on Basmati rice to an American company, Rice Tec. This permits the company to sell a 'new variety of Basmati in the US and abroad. This 'new' variety of Basmati had actually been derived from Indian farmer's varieties. Indian Basmati was crossed with semi-dwarf varieties and claimed as an invention or a novelty.
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