The importance of being inventive. Critics claim that patents on genes may lead to very broad monopolies and inhibit further innovation. The European patent system provides efficient legal means to address these issues.
Rutz
Berthold
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European Patent Office, Munich, Germany.
Yeats
Siobhán
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D001709:Biotechnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003405:Creativity; D005060:Europe; D005796:Genes; D036281:Genetic Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018581:Technology Transfer; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence