EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART II - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART II OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter VI - Biotechnological inventions, Rule 23d

Rule 23d - Exceptions to patentability

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Table of Contents

Preface

European Patent Convention

Implementing Regulations

Protocol on Recognition

Protocol on Centralisation

Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

Protocol on the Staff Complement

Rules Relating to Fees

Annex I

Annex II

Alphabetical keyword index

EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION- Table of Contents

Implementing Regulations

PART II - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART II OF THE CONVENTION

PART I - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART I OF THE CONVENTION

PART III - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART III OF THE CONVENTION

Chapter VI - Biotechnological inventions

Chapter I - Filing of the European patent application

Rule 23d - Exceptions to patentability

Rule 23c - Patentable biotechnological inventions

Rule 23e - The human body and its elements

Rule 23d

Exceptions to patentability

Under Article 53(a), European patents shall not be granted in respect of biotechnological inventions which, in particular, concern the following:

(a) processes for cloning human beings;

(b) processes for modifying the germ line genetic identity of human beings;

(d) processes for modifying the genetic identity of animals which are likely to cause them suffering without any substantial medical benefit to man or animal, and also animals resulting from such processes.