Clarification of European Law Relating to Stem Cell Patents

摘要

In International Stem Cell Corp v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (C-364/13), December 18, 2014, the Court of Justice of the EU clarified the extent of the exclusion from patentability under art.6 (2)(c) of Directive 98/44 (Biotech Directive) and what constitutes a "human embryo", particularly in the context of parthenogenesis.