New Rules of the European Patent Office for Biotechnological Inventions
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The European Patent Organization not being a EU member state is not subject to this formal requirement of implementing the Directive. It is, however, highly desirable to have a common standard throughout Europe regarding the patenting of biotechnological inventions. The European Patent Organization recently decided to implement the rules of the Directive into the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention.
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