Is there a place where the law can ethically draw a line between life as property and life beyond the right of any person or business to own or appropriate?

BUS WK2

1) Identify the 5 requirements for a patent.

2) Then further discuss: Should a company be allowed to patent a life form?

3)Does it matter if the life form is a non-sentient organism like a plant?

4)Is there a place where the law can ethically draw a line between life as property and life beyond the right of any person or business to own or appropriate?