Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 12/18/2014

Subject: The Court affirmed that an organism which is incapable of developing into a human being does not constitute a human embryo within the meaning of the Biotech Directive. Accordingly, the Court concluded that uses of such an organism for industrial or commercial purposes may, as a rule, be patented.

Parties: International Stem Cell Corporation

Classification: Dignity - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Freedoms - Art. 17 Intellectual property

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