1 October 2011Jurisdiction reportsAnnelise Holme

Invention patentability: plant breeding

The term “essentially biological” is somewhat unclear. Rule 26(5) EPC, which is a result of incorporating the provisions of the EU Biotechnology Directive into the EPC, states that “a process for the production of plants or animals is essentially biological if it consists entirely of natural phenomena such as crossing or selection”.

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