Brain Patents as a Legal or Societal Challenge?

Abstract Patents relating to the human brain and its functions regularly fulfil general patent requirements. In some cases, however, inventions in question reveal considerable risks for rights of individuals, but also society as such, which have a hitherto unknown dimension not been discussed so far. Due limited scope application ordre public clause, law is fundamentally position respond adequately challenges that exist here. The ratio lack resources also, above all, competence offices more extensive ethico-legal analysis mean right setting dealing with existing challenges. Instead, international organisations responsible protection their relevant bodies are particular demand here, although they far unaware difficulties evident area patents. What needed development establishment mechanisms enable flagging communication critical patents, enabled tasks.