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3.4. Microbiological processes and the products thereof

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3.4. Microbiological processes and the products thereof

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The exception to patentability for plant or animal varieties or essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals does not apply to microbiological processes or the products thereof (Art. 53(b) EPC, second part of sentence, EPC).

3.4.1 The concept of "microbiological processes"
3.4.2 Difference between microbiological and genetic‑engineering processes
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