The status of the human embryo in the context of the patentability of biotechnological inventions
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Keywords

human embryo
pluripotent cells
patents
directive 98/44/WE
case C-34/10 Oliver Brustle vs Greenpeace eV
case C-364/13 International Stem Cell Corporation vs Comptroller General of Patents

How to Cite

Bressa, K. (2015). The status of the human embryo in the context of the patentability of biotechnological inventions. Przegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu Im. Adam Mickiewicza, 5, 85–94. https://doi.org/10.14746/ppuam.2015.5.06

Abstract

This article presents an overview of the issues surrounding the patenting of inventions concerning the use of the human body, the status of the human embryo and the admissibility of patenting human embryos. In his analysis, the author refers to the provisions of directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council from the 6th July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions, which is the main European Union legal act on patenting biological material. Issues discussed in this article refer to article 5 of the above-mentioned directive, according to which the human body, at the various stages of its formation and development, cannot constitute a patentable
invention.
https://doi.org/10.14746/ppuam.2015.5.06
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