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Patenting vs Biopiracy - What's the difference?

patenting | biopiracy |

As a verb patenting

is present participle of patent.

As a noun biopiracy is

the appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.

patenting

English

Verb

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  • biopiracy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia biopiracy) (-)
  • (pejorative) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances