In Diamond v. Chakrabarty Case (16th June, 1980), the Supreme court has ruled that businesses that develop modified organisms should be able to preserve their property rights by patenting such organisms. This is because the court believed that the innovator of a new idea shoud be recognized and deserved some credit when others used. Moreover, the court argued that the worthwhile idea can benefit society as a whole if it was widely available. (Princeton University, n.d.)
Actually, the law for protecting inventions is not only apply to inanimate objects but also apply to certain living organisms that meet with the broad definition of a trade secre such as manmade micro-organisms, plants, animal, and insets. The Supreme Court has ruled that those
Actually, the law for protecting inventions is not only apply to inanimate objects but also apply to certain living organisms that meet with the broad definition of a trade secre such as manmade micro-organisms, plants, animal, and insets. The Supreme Court has ruled that those