{"id":1356,"date":"2021-01-05T11:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T10:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patguard.de\/eng\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2021-01-05T11:52:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T10:52:13","slug":"patentability-of-plants-and-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patguard.de\/eng\/patentability-of-plants-and-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Patentability of plants and animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1356\" class=\"elementor elementor-1356\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaa14ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no rael-particle-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"aaa14ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rae_animations_entrance&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4af771f exad-glass-effect-no rael-particle-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4af771f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23578f7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23578f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Since the two decisions \u201cBroccoli-II\u201d and \u201cTomatoes II\u201d (G 2\/12 and G2\/13) of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) of March 2015 applicants of European Patents have been aware that no patents can be granted on \u201cessentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals\u201d, which are excluded from patentability under Article 53(b) of the European Patent Convention (EPC).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In both decisions indicated above the Enlarged Board of Appeal came to the conclusion that the products of such a process, i.e. plants and parts of plants, were not excluded from patentability. Plants and animals obtained from said processes were eligible for patent protection in Europe since such an exception was not specified under Article 53(b) EPC, which ultimately states:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>European patents shall not be granted in respect of: plant or animal varieties or <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i><u>essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals<\/u><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>. This provision shall not apply to microbiological processes or the products thereof<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Due to the converse interpretation of some EPC member states, including <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>inter alia<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> Germany, this older jurisdiction resulted in an amendment of the EPC Implementing Regulations (EPC IR). Initiated by the likewise converse interpretation of Biotechnology Directive 98\/44\/EG by the European Commission, Rule 28 EPC IR was complemented by the following second paragraph by the EPO Administrative Council:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\u201e<span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>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.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><i> <\/i><\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">A subsequent decision T\u00a01063\/18 of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.04 of the EPO found that the newly introduced second paragraph of this Rule is contrary to Article 53(b) EPC as interpreted in both decisions \u201cBroccoli-II\u201d and \u201cTomatoes II\u201d. Since the EPC has priority over the EPC IR, the Technical Board of Appeal had affirmed the patentability of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>pepper plant<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> claimed by European Patent Application EP\u00a02\u00a0753\u00a0168, which was obtained from an essentially biological process. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In 2019, this decision caused the President of the European Patent Office to resolve this conflict by means of two referred questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal in order to achieve a uniform application of law and legal certainty. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">With the decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal taken in March 2020, the previous interpretation of Art. 53(b) EPC according to the decisions \u201cBroccoli\u00a0II\u201d and \u201cTomatoes\u00a0II\u201d was revised. Abandoning the older jurisdiction as well as in line with the majority of the EPC member states, the Enlarged Board of Appeal clarified in its decision \u201cPEPPER\u201d that also the products, i.e. plants and animals, of essentially biologic processes are not patentable, thus adopting a dynamic interpretation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08dd9c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no rael-particle-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"08dd9c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rae_animations_entrance&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3535b33 exad-glass-effect-no rael-particle-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3535b33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323c1db exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"323c1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It must be pointed out that this PEPPER decision does not apply to European patents or applications which had been granted or submitted before July\u00a01<\/span><\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">st<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">,\u00a02017 and are still pending. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Remark: the plant variety rights for plant varieties remain accessible to plant breeders. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Note: Plants, parts of plants and animals are not patentable if they were obtained exclusively by an essentially biological process.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00b61da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no rael-particle-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"00b61da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rae_animations_entrance&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6a1468 exad-glass-effect-no rael-particle-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f6a1468\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284ce82 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"284ce82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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