First patent-linked access and benefit sharing payout
Asked by UPSCPrelims 2023, 2016, 20123 PYQs
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What happened
- The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹43.22 lakh of patent-linked ABS funds, for the first time, from IPR applications that used Indian biological resources [PIB].
- The money went to 16 State Biodiversity Boards, including Uttar Pradesh, for passing on to benefit claimers [PIB].
Background
- Section 6 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 requires NBA approval before seeking IP rights on inventions based on Indian biological resources [India Code].
Why it matters
- This closes a gap where companies patented products from Indian plants without paying the communities that conserved them.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-11-11): the National Biodiversity Authority released ₹43.22 lakh of patent-linked ABS funds, for the first time, from IPR applications that used Indian biological resources.
- This closes a gap where companies patented products from Indian plants without paying the communities that conserved them.
Quotable data pointThe money went to 16 State Biodiversity Boards, including Uttar Pradesh, for passing on to benefit claimers.
PIB: MoEFCC: NBA patent-linked ABS release, 11 Nov 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: ABS, Nagoya Protocol.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
Amount of the first patent-linked ABS release
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
Number of SBBs receiving funds
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
ABS is rooted in which treaty framework?
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
Go deeper
Official source: PIB: MoEFCC: NBA patent-linked ABS release, 11 Nov 2025
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