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When is an embryo an embryo?

Andrew Sharples (EIP)/June 3, 2013

and Fergus Tyrrell. Despite recent guidance, the UK High Court has deemed it necessary to refer a question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that seeks to clarify what is meant by a “human embryo”, highlighting an uncertainty that exists in relation to the patenting of stem cells. The case ([2013]…

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Human Embryonic Stem Cells Precluded From Patentability

Andrew Sharples (EIP)/November 22, 2011

In its judgement of 18 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) do not constitute patentable subject matter, given the ban under European law on patents for technologies entailing the uses of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes. The patent which gave…

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