Press Release: Judgment in Case C-364/13. International Stem Cell Corporation v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks

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Series Details No. 181, 2014 (18.12.14)
Publication Date 08/12/2014
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An organism which is incapable of developing into a human being does not constitute a human embryo within the meaning of the Biotech Directive.

Accordingly, uses of such an organism for industrial or commercial purposes may, as a rule, be patented.

Source Link http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2014-12/cp140181en.pdf
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