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Using patents to claim rights to plant-derived substances is a huge business.Discuss the legal position that discoverers are allowed to patent (and own exclusive rights to manufacture)isolated plant materials if altered in some format in order to produce medicines.


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Duties and responsibilities that a country or an organization owes to the international community, often under international law or treaties.

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The killing of a person by governmental authorities without the process of a legal trial, often associated with human rights abuses.

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The right or condition of self-government, often relating to an individual's capacity and freedom to make their own choices.

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