Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 6, 1998, on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions
Year of current version:
1998
Date of entry into force of original text:
July 30, 1998
Date of Text (Enacted):
July 6, 1998
Type of Text:
Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:
Genetic Resources, Patents (Inventions), Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Available Texts:
English
Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 6, 1998, on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions
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French
Directive 98/44/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 6 juillet 1998 relative à la protection juridique des inventions biotechnologiques
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