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?
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Correct answer: C. 3 only
Only statement 3 is correct — plant varieties are protected under the PPV&FR Act, 2001, not by patents. Statement 1 is wrong (essentially biological processes for producing plants/seeds are not patentable) and statement 2 is wrong (the Intellectual Property Appellate Board existed at the time of the exam; it was abolished only in 2021).
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