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Biotechnological inventions shall also be patentable if they concern:
(a)
biological material which is isolated from its natural environment or produced by means of a technical process even if it previously occurred in nature;
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;
