title: Opinion on Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnical inventions, and its implementation in Sweden.
abstract: The following statement is the formal opinion by the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics concerning the implementation of Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament concerning legal protection of biotechnical inventions, and the implications and implementation of this Directive in Sweden.
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000941:ethics; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013548:Sweden