What is a gene patent?

Gene patent ensures the patent owner's high monopoly in the field of gene application, and its potential economic value and high return make research institutions and companies of all countries invest huge sums of money. It is hard to imagine that without patent protection, pharmaceutical companies would still make such a big bet on gene development, and whether there would be gene-related products going to the market. It is precisely because of the high monopoly given by gene patents that the advent of every important product in the field of biotechnology will almost lead to fierce patent disputes and become the sorrow of the biomedical industry.