Reproductive technologies: patenting processes, not people

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Reproductive technologies: patenting processes, not people

September 11 2018
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How can reproductive technologies be protected when they relate to natural processes? Is a human gamete or embryo a “human organism” in terms of patent law? Ellie Mertens analyses the situation in the US and other jurisdictions

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