 | Kent Nnadozie - 2003 - 366 pages
...Act.46 It expressly prohibits the granting of patents in respect of "plant or animal varieties, or essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals other than microbiological processes and their products."47 Also, patents cannot be issued for inventions for... | |
 | Rachel Gader-Shafran - 2004 - 734 pages
...prohibits commercial exploitation in its territory of the subject matter of the patent. 3. A Party may also exclude from patentability: (a) diagnostic,...plants and animals other than microorganisms; and (c) essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals, other than non-biological... | |
 | 2004 - 196 pages
...relationship between the TRIPs A[ 1 ] Under Article 27.3(b) , Members may also exclude from patentability: plants and animals other than micro-organisms, and...for the production of plants or animals other than non- biological and microbiological processes. However, Members shall provide for the protection of... | |
 | Robert E. Evenson, V. Santaniello - 2004 - 328 pages
...serious prejudice to the environment . . .'. Article 27.3 permits the exclusion from patentability of: (b) plants and animals, other than microorganisms,...biological processes for the production of plants and animals, other than non-biological and microbiological processes. However, Members shall provide... | |
 | Partha Nath Mukherji, Chandan Sengupta - 2004 - 410 pages
...that is, by 2011. With respect to the scope of patentability, the relevant Article 27.3 (b) reads: Members may also exclude from patentability: (a) Diagnostic,...therapeutic and surgical methods for the treatment of human beings or animals; and (b) plants and animals other than micro-organisms, and essentially biological... | |
 | James Fahn - 2008 - 386 pages
...hands of the Northern companies that own the *It reads: "Members may also exclude from patentability plants and animals other than micro-organisms, and...biological processes for the production of plants and animals other than non-biological and micro-biological processes. However, members shall provide... | |
 | Merlinda D. Ingco, John D. Nash - 2004 - 411 pages
...health, or are seriously prejudicial to the environment. • Article 27.3(a) provides exemptions for diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals. • Article 27.3(b) permits WTO Members to exclude from patentability "plants and animals other than... | |
 | Jan-Peter Nap, Atanas Ivanov Atanasov, Willem J. Stiekema - 2004 - 260 pages
...exploitation may be contrary to ordre public or morality. Countries may exclude from patentability "diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals" and more importantly, Article 27121 allows Members to exclude from patentability innovations in order... | |
 | Howard B. Rockman - 2004 - 541 pages
...Organization (WTO). Article 27(3)(a) of TRIPS allows member nations to exclude from patentable subject matter "diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals." The TRIPS Agreement does not compel a member nation to enact such legislation, however the European... | |
 | José-Luis Barredo - 2008 - 514 pages
...public "including to protect human life or health." Article 27(3)(a) of the TRIPS Agreement relates to diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals, whereas Article 27(3)(b) of the TRIPS Agreement covers patent protection for plants and animals, which... | |
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Members may also exclude from patentability: (a) diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals; (b) plants and animals other than micro-organisms, and essentially biological processes for the production of plants... 
