Under Article 53(a), European patents shall not be granted in respect of biotechnological inventions which, in particular, concern the following:
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uses of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes;
Under Article 53(b), European patents shall not be granted in respect of plants or animals exclusively obtained by means of an essentially biological process.
Amended by decision of the Administrative Council CA/D 6/17 of 29.06.2017 (OJ EPO 2017, A56), entered into force on 01.07.2017.
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r28.html
Date retrieved: 30 December 2018
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XGL G II 5.4 Plant and animal varieties, essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals
Offical Journal of the EPO
XOJ EPO 2017, A75 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 August 2017 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office
XOJ EPO 2017, A62 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 July 2017 concerning the resumption of proceedings following the decision of the Administrative Council of 29 June 2017 to amend Rules 27 and 28 EPC in order to exclude from [..]
XOJ EPO 2017, A56 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 29 June 2017 amending Rules 27 and 28 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention ( CA/D 6/17 )
XOJ EPO 2010, 498 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2010 concerning inventions which involve the use of or concern biological material