In common with other countries where separate legislation applies to staple grains and cereals, Taiwan does not intend to include grains and cereals under its patent laws so as to prevent the supply and distribution of such staple commodities to be controlled by foreign countries or large seed companies.
糧食攸關人類的基本生存，為防止種苗供應及分配受到外國或大型種苗公司控制、壟斷，目前對種苗採取專利保護的國家，均不將糧食類農產品列入專利法而另立新法。