Define biopiracy ? Give its examples .

Explanation

Biopiracy can be defined as the manipulation of intellectual property rights laws by corporations to gain exclusive control over national genetic resources, without givin adequate recognition or remuneration to the original possessors of thorse resources .
(ii) Examples of biopiracy include recent patents granted by the U . S. Patent and Trademarks Office of American companies on turmeric, ' neem' and , most motably, ' basmati' rice . All three products are indigenous to the Indo-Pak subcontinent .