Biotechnology and Intellectual Property: The Limits of Animal Patentability in the European Union

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dc.contributor.authorGolubei, Mariia
dc.contributor.authorPankova, Liliia
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T14:24:30Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T14:24:30Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe study considers the possibility of patenting animal breeds as objects of intellectual property, taking into account the legislation and law enforcement practices of the European Union. It presents a retrospective analysis and detailed interpretation of the conventional and directive provisions related to the patent protection of animal breeds, and characterizes the differences between the latter and the microbiological process. It was observed that the position of the European Patent Office on this issue was not always unanimous, which was manifested in the contradictory interpretation of the relevant, not perfectly formulated, legislative norms. It was analyzed under what conditions the current position of the EU manifests itself in the fact that an animal breed, as a product of an exclusively biological process, cannot be subject to patent protection. In addition, the concepts of “biological” and “technical processes” were interpreted as additional criteria for patentability concerning living organisms. Attention was also paid to the ethical component of biotechnological inventions and the still problematic aspects of animal breeding as possible results of biotechnological activity were emphasized.
dc.identifier.citation„Review of European and Comparative Law”, 2024, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 289-308.
dc.identifier.doi10.31743/recl.17670
dc.identifier.issn2545-384X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/8217
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo KUL
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectanimal breeds
dc.subjectpatent protection
dc.subjectbiotechnology
dc.subjectEuropean Patent Convention
dc.subjectEuropean Patent Office
dc.titleBiotechnology and Intellectual Property: The Limits of Animal Patentability in the European Union
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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