Greens welcome ruling regulating stem cells use
December 1, 2008
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office on November 27 rejected the WARF/Thomson stem cell patent application, ruling effectively that European patent law prohibits the patenting of human stem cell cultures whose preparation involves the destruction of human embryos, a decision which made the Greens Party in the European Parliament happy. MEP Hiltrud Breyer of Germany, also President of the European Parliament Bioethics Intergroup, said, “I wholeheartedly welcome the landmark ruling from the European Patent Office’s Enlarged Board of Appeal. (NEW EUROPE)
