Type: Opinions of Advocate General

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 07/17/2014

Subject: According to the Advocate General, an ovum whose development has been stimulated without fertilisation and which is not capable of becoming a human being cannot be considered a human embryo. However, if this ovum is genetically manipulated in such a way that it can develop into a human being, it must be regarded as a human embryo and as such excluded from patentability.

Parties: International Stem Cell Corporation / Comptroller General of Patents

Classification: Dignity - Art. 3 Bioethics

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