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The Italian Legislation on Intellectual Property Rights Related with GMOs

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The European Union Directive 44/98 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions establishes the patentability of products consisting of or containing biological material, and the process by means of which biological materials are produced, processed or used. The member states of the European Union (EU) are required to implement this directive in national law by 30 July 2000.

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Sirsi, E. (2002). The Italian Legislation on Intellectual Property Rights Related with GMOs. In: Canavari, M., Caggiati, P., Easter, K.W. (eds) Economic Studies on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0609-6_2

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