title: Response: Stanford University's patent on embryo selection should be excluded under European patent law.
authors.affiliation: Bioethics Institute Ghent, Department of Philosophy and Moral Science, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium. Electronic address: sigrid.sterckx@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Sigrid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sterckx
authors.affiliation: Bioethics Institute Ghent, Department of Philosophy and Moral Science, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pennings
authors.affiliation: Consultant patent attorney, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cockbain
mesh_terms: D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D059008:Time-Lapse Imaging / Q000379:methods*