The European Patent Office is caught in a taxonomic trap unintentionally set by its constitution. The only sensible way out that favours supporters of biotechnology comes with its own set of problems.
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One way out of a patent quagmire. Nature 381, 175 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/381175a0
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