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Directive No. 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions, European Union (EU)
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Year of Version
1998
Dates
Entry into force:
July 30, 1998
Adopted:
July 6, 1998
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
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Patents (Inventions),
Genetic Resources
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Directive n° 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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Directive No. 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions
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IP/N/1/EEC/P/4
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