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This document summarizes the case of biopiracy regarding patents taken out on the neem tree by Western corporations. It discusses how the neem tree has been used in Indian medicine for thousands of years but Western countries ignored it until the 1970s. Several US and Japanese firms then patented processes related to neem-based pesticides and products. This sparked controversy as India argued it amounted to stealing indigenous knowledge. An Indian campaign challenged patents in Europe and the US, resulting

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venkatesh

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