"De Raad van Bestuur van de Europese Octrooiorganisatie heeft op 29 juni 2017 in overeenstemming met artikel 33, eerste lid, onderdeel c, van het Verdrag een Besluit (CA/D 6/17) aangenomen tot wijziging van het Uitvoeringsreglement bij het Verdrag. De Engelse en de Franse tekst1) van het Besluit luiden als volgt:
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Article 1
Paragraph (b) of Rule 27 of the Implementing Regulations to the EPC shall be amended as follows:
“(b) without prejudice to Rule 28, paragraph 2, plants or animals if the technical feasibility of the invention is not confined to a particular plant or animal variety;”
Article 2
Rule 28 of the Implementing Regulations to the EPC shall be amended as follows:
1. The current text shall become paragraph 1 (a) to (d).
2. The following new paragraph 2 shall be added:
“(2) Under Article 53(b), European patents shall not be granted in respect of plants or animals exclusively obtained by means of an essentially biological process.”
Article 3
This decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2017. Rules 27 and 28 EPC as amended by Articles 1 and 2 of this decision shall apply to European patent applications filed on or after this date, as well as to European patent applications and European patents pending at that time.“
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