Title: | Article 17 (c) of the Patent Law of 05/02/1999 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Exclusion from patentability of plants |
Summary table: |
Article 17 - Objects that Cannot be Granted a Patent
A patent is not granted for:
c) inventions related to plant varieties and breeds of animals, as well as primarily biological methods for plant and animal breed selection. This rule does not apply to micro-biological methods and products obtained through such methods;