title: Patents: patenting of stem cell related inventions in Europe.
authors.affiliation: European Patent Office Munich, Directorate 2.4.06 Biotechnology, Germany. brutz@epo.org
authors.forename: Berthold
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rutz
authors.forename: Siobhán
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yeats
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005060:Europe; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D010067:Ownership / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013234:Stem Cells