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.
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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