Case C-456/03

Fecha: 04-Jul-1998

4.Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6July 1998 (hereinafter ‘the Directive’) (2) is aimed at harmonising the legislation of the Member States on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions. The Directive was adopted pursuant to Article 189b of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 251 EC). 5.It is im...

Case C‑34/10

Fecha: 01-Jul-1998

(Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany)) (Directive 98/44/EC – Legal protection of biotechnological inventions – Obtaining precursor cells from human embryonic stem cells – Patentability – Exclusion of ‘uses of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes’ – Concepts of ‘human embryo’ and ‘use for industrial ...