Biotechnological Inventions Directive
Print this pageDirective 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions
Chapter I - Patentability
Article 1 - In relation to other legislation
Article 6 - Contrary to public order or morality
Article 7 - European Group on Ethics
Chapter II - Scope of protection
Article 8 - Protection of biological material
Article 9 - Protection of genetic information
Article 10 - Propagation or multiplication of biological material
Article 11 - Sale of propagating material
Chapter III - Compulsory cross-licensing
Article 12 - Compulsory license
Chapter IV - Deposit, access and re-deposit of a biological material
Article 13 - Deposit and access of biological material
Article 14 - Re-deposit of a biological material
Chapter V - Final provisions
Text in force at 01-01-2020. The text can be verified at EUR-LEX. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.
