Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India. 2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board. 3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented i

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Q: 37 (IAS/2019)
Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India.
2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'indian patents act': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'intellectual property appellate board': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'plant varieties': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'biological process': [1, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 3 which states that only statement 3 - "Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India" is correct.

Explanation of each option:

Option 1 is incorrect because statement 1 - "According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India" is not a correct statement. India`s patents act does not allow patenting of biological processes to create a seed.

Option 2 is also incorrect. Although statement 3 is correct, statement 2 - "In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board." is inaccurate. India does have an Intellectual Property Appellate Board that oversees disputes related to intellectual property rights.

Option 3 is correct since it only comprises the correct Statement 3.

Option 4 is incorrect as it proposes that all statements are correct, which contradicts our previous explanations. While statement 3 is correct, statements 1 and 2 are not.