Recent advances in science and technology have brought with them many questions. One of these, affecting the state of medicine, is the advent of gene patenting. Patents are a part of a larger subset called 'Intellectual Property (IP)' which grant monopoly to those with new ideas or knowledge. Legally, a patent is a monopoly granted by the patenting and trademark organisation of a given country for the use, manufacturing, and sale of an invention. An invention must meet the criteria of being novel, useful, and non-obvious for it to be patentable.